Verdi’s Va Pensiero Sull’Ali Dorate from Nabucco

Certainly the most famous song from Verdi’s classic work about the fate of the Jews at the hands of the conquering King of Babylon, the wicked Nabucco.  It is distinguished from other opera classics because it is not an aria, but sung by the chorus.  This performance is from the Metropolitan Opera, in New York City in 2001 with James Levine Conducting.  Nabucco is not on the roster for the current season, but is rumored to return in the 2011 – 2012 season.  But don’t wait to go see a performance there – it’s a truly remarkable place.