The story centers around the title character, the King of Babylon, who with the slave girl Abigaille has defeated the Hebrews.  
A month after the death of its composer, La Scala's orchestra and chorus led thousands of mourners in singing this opera's "Va, Pensiero", the chorus of the Hebrew slaves, which became a national anthem for Italian independence.  The story centers around the title character, the King of Babylon, who with the slave girl Abigaille has defeated the Hebrews.  FTP identify the opera composed by Giuseppe Verdi.
A month after the death of its composer, La Scala's orchestra and chorus led thousands of mourners in singing this opera's "Va, Pensiero", the chorus of the Hebrew slaves, which became a national anthem for Italian independence.  
Nabucco