This composer used Psalm 137 as the basis for his piece "Va pensiero," or the Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves.
This composer used Psalm 137 as the basis for his piece "Va pensiero," or the Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves. That chorus is from his opera about the Jewish exile in Babylon. Another of his choruses precedes "Stride La Vampa" (STREE-day luh VOM-puh) and appears in his opera about the gypsy Azucena (AH-zoo-KAY-nuh). In addition to composing Nabucco (NAH-buh-coe) and creating the (*) Anvil Chorus in Il Trovatore (ill troh-vuh-TOR-ay), this composer wrote operas about the courtesan Violetta and an Egpytian princess. For 10 points, name this composer of La Traviata and Aida.
This composer used Psalm 137 as the basis for his piece "Va pensiero," or the Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves.
Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco {Verdi}