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"Va, pensiero" (Italian: [ˈva penˈsjɛːro]), also known as the "Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves", is a chorus from the opera Nabucco (1842) by Giuseppe Verdi. It recollects the period of Babylonian captivity after the destruction of Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem in 586 BC.

The libretto is by Temistocle Solera, inspired by Psalm 137. The opera with its powerful chorus established Verdi as a major composer in 19th-century Italy. The full incipit is "Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate", meaning "Go, thought, on wings of gold".

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composer:Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1841)
librettist:Temistocle Solera
Wikidata:Q1352178 [info]
part of:Nabucco: Parte III. La profezia (order: 8)
is the basis for:So Easy to Sing
arrangements:Nabucco: Atto III. “Va, pensiero” (Coro) (catch-all for arrangements)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1949-12-20Nabucco: "Deh, perdona, deh, perdona... Va, pensiero..."liveGino Bechi, Maria Callas, Orchestra del Teatro di San Carlo, Vittorio Gui11:05
1949-12-20Nabucco: Atto III. “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)liveSilvana Tenti, Luciano Della Pergola, Iginio Riccò, Luciano Neroni, Amalia Pini, Maria Callas, Gino Bechi & Vittorio Gui1:11
1961Nabucco: Atto III. “Va pensiero” (Chorus Of Hebrew Slaves)Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Lovro von Matačić5:11
1965-09Nabucco: “Va pensiero” (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)Roberto Benaglio, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Volksopernchor, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Opernorchester, Wiener Staatsopernorchester & Lamberto Gardelli4:46
1965-10Nabucco: “Va pensiero” (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)Roberto Benaglio, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Volksopernchor, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Opernorchester, Wiener Staatsopernorchester & Lamberto Gardelli4:46
1965Nabucco: “Va pensiero” (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)Roberto Benaglio, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Volksopernchor, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Opernorchester, Wiener Staatsopernorchester & Lamberto Gardelli4:46
1965Nabucco: “Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate“Chor der Wiener Staatsoper4:43
1966Nabucco: Act III. "Va pensiero"Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Gabriele Santini4:36
1966Nabucco: Atto I. “Va pensiero”Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Gabriele Santini4:35
1966Nabucco: Va pensieroCoro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Gabriele Santini4:35
1967Nabucco (Slaves Choir)Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Orchester der Wiener Volksoper, Wilhelm Loibner4:16
1974-11Nabucco: “Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate”Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Claudio Abbado?:??
1974-11Nabucco: Act 3. Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorateCoro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Claudio Abbado4:24
1974-11Nabucco: Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorateRomano Gandolfi, Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Claudio Abbado4:25
1974-11Nabucco: Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorateCoro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Claudio Abbado4:22
1977-07-10 – 1978-02-08Nabucco: Atto III. “Va, pensiero, sull’ ali dorate”Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti5:13
1977-07-10 – 1978-02-08Nabucco: Atto III. Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate (Coro)Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti5:11
1977-07-10 – 1978-02-08Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. “Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate” (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti5:12
1982-05Nabucco: “Va pensiero sull’ali dorate“Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Giuseppe Sinopoli4:58
1982-05Nabucco: Parte III, Scena 2. Coro e profezia "Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate" (Coro)Walter Hagen-Groll, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Giuseppe Sinopoli3:59
1983-12Nabucco: Atto III. “Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate”Chor der Staatsoper Dresden, Dresden State Orchestra, Silvio Varviso4:08
1987-04-11 – 1987-04-14Nabucco: “Va pensiero” (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) (chorus of the Hebrew slaves)Atlanta Symphony Chorus, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Robert Shaw5:11
1989-02-24 – 1989-02-25Va, pensieroliveJerold Ottley, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Utah Symphony Orchestra, Julius Rudel4:03
1989-10-08Nabucco: Chorus of the Hebrew SlavesliveRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra, Michael Reed4:29
1989Nabucco: “Va, pensiero” (Chœur des hébreux)Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden5:25
1990-03-27 – 1990-04-01Nabucco “Va pensiero” (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)Slovenský filharmonický zbor, Symfonický orchester Slovenského rozhlasu, Oliver von Dohnányi4:43
1990-10-13Speed Your JourneyMassed Welsh Male Voice Choirs, Haydn James3:28
1991-04-13Speed Your Journey (“Nabucco”)liveNorth Wales Association of Male Choirs, David S. McBride, Colin Jones4:02
1994-10-02 – 1994-10-05Va pensieroliveschmaz3:06
1994Nabucco: Act III. Coro di schiavi ebrei "Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate"Chór Opery Śląskiej, Orkiestra Opery Śląskiej, Tadeusz Serafin4:13
1996-03-06 – 1996-03-09Nabucco: Atto III. Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorateOrchestra dell’Arena di Verona, Anton Guadagno4:42
1998-06Nabucco: “Va, pensiero”Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Myung-Whun Chung4:53
1998-06Nabucco: Va pensiero sull'ali dorate (Gefangenenchor)Roberto Gabbiani, Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Myung-Whun Chung4:54
2001-04Nabucco: Parte III. Coro di schiavi ebrei "Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate" (Coro)liveMetropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, James Levine9:32
2001-07-21Nabucco: Va, pensieroliveRussell Watson4:26
2005-07Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) from NabuccoMelbourne Chorale, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Anthony Inglis3:56
2006-03-31Nabucco: Va, pensiero (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)Opera Australia, The Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Thomas Woods4:50
2013-02Nabucco: Va pensiero (Chœur des esclaves)Orchestre de La Fabrique Opéra Grenoble, Patrick Souillot4:50
2013-07-16Nabucco: Và pensiero, sull'ali dorate... (Coro)Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Riccardo Muti6:27
2022-06-08Nabucco: Atto III. “Va, pensiero” (Pt. 1)partialCoro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Riccardo Chailly1:01
2022-06-08Nabucco: Atto III. “Va, pensiero” (Pt. 2)partialCoro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Riccardo Chailly3:53
Choeur de "Nabucco" : Va pensieroCoro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Carlo Franci3:57
Choir of the Hebrew Slaves (From Nabucco)Bulgarian National Chorus, Bulgarian National Symphony Orchestra, Georgi Robev4:56
Chorus of Hebrew Slaves “Va pensiero” from Nabucco Act IIIHamburg State Opera Chorus, Hamburg State Opera Orchestra, Leopold Ludwig3:59
Chorus of Hebrew Slaves (Va, pensiero) from ‘Nabucco’Ambrosian Singers, The National Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Gerhardt4:58
Chorus of the Hebrew SlavesChicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus4:39
Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves[unknown]3:00
Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves[unknown]5:16
Chorus of the Hebrew Slavespartial[unknown]0:30
Chorus of the Hebrew SlavesThe Alexandrov Red Army Choir and Orchestra4:40
Chorus Of The Hebrew SlavesSofia National Opera Chorus, Софийски симфоничен оркестър, Руслан Райчев4:58
Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves (from Nabucco)Moscow Classical Ensemble & Chorus, Oleg Reshetkin5:33
Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves (Nabucco)Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Carl Davis4:42
Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves (Nabucco)[unknown]4:51
Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves (Nabucco)Rhos Male Voice Choir, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Carl Davis3:56
Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves (Va, Pensiero) from "Nabucco"The Ambrosian Singers4:58
Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves from "Nabucco"Slovenský filharmonický zbor, Symfonický orchester Slovenského rozhlasu, Oliver von Dohnányi4:43
Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves from NabuccoSlovak Philharmonic Chorus, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Oliver von Dohnányi4:45
Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves, from NabuccoBrighouse and Rastrick Band, David Hirst3:42
Chorus of the Slaves From 'Nabucco' (Va, pensiero)partialOrquesta Manuel de Falla4:49
Chorus: "Va, pensiero" (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) from NabuccoBulgarian National Choir, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Georgi Robev5:15
Coro de Esclavos NabuccoLjubljana Radio Symphony Orchestra4:22
Coro de Escravos, de "Nabucco"The National Philharmonic Chorus, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Gerhardt4:58
Gefangenenchor aus 'Nabucco'Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti5:07
Gefangenenchor aus ‘Nabucco’cover and liveIl Novecento3:26
Heprealaisten orjien kuoroChorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink5:29
Het Slavenkoor uit Nabucco[unknown]4:48
Le Parrain III. Nabucco: Chœur des esclaves “Va pensiero”[unknown]4:17
NabuccocoverMario Cavallero, son orchestre et ses chanteurs; vocals: Mario Cavallero4:25
Nabucco - Gefangenenchor[unknown]4:17
Nabucco - Gefangenenchor[unknown]4:23
Nabucco - Prisoners ChorusLjubljana Radio Symphony Orchestra4:23
Nabucco - Va pensieroOrchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin4:57
Nabucco – Va Pensiero (Chor der Gefangenen) (live, St. Margarethen im Burgenland, Austria)live[unknown]4:35
Nabucco : Va pensiero[unknown]4:51
Nabucco : Va pensiero (Choeur des esclaves)Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti5:15
Nabucco : Va, pensieroCharles Munch4:54
Nabucco (Nabucodonosor): Va pensieroJohn McCarthy, Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti, Ambrosian Opera Chorus5:15
Nabucco (Va Pensiero) (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)Bulgarian National Choir, Georgi Robev4:10
Nabucco Hebrew Slaves Chorus[unknown]3:54
Nabucco, "Va, Pensiero, sull'ali dorate"Chicago Symphony Chorus, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti4:35
Nabucco, Act 3: "Va pensiero" (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)Robin Stapleton, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Bernard Haitink5:30
Nabucco, Act III (Chorus of Hebrew Slaves): Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate.. (Coro)[unknown]4:14
Nabucco, Act III: "Va, pensiero" (Prisoners' Chorus)101 Strings4:27
Nabucco, Act III: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves - "Va pensiero"Bulgarian National Choir, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra5:19
Nabucco, Act III: Slave ChorusChœur de la Suisse Romande, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte‐Carlo, Lorin Maazel3:11
Nabucco, Act III: Va pensiero sull'ali dorate (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)Slovenský filharmonický zbor, Radio Bratislava Symphony Orchestra, Ondrej Lenárd4:18
Nabucco, Atto III. “Va, pensiero, sull’ ali dorate”Ambrosian Singers, Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti5:19
Nabucco, opera (Nabucodonosor): Prisoner's ChoirHor Beogradske Opere, Marko Munih4:20
Nabucco: 'Slave Chorus'Academy of St. Christopher Orchestra7:19
Nabucco: 'Va, pensiero,sull'ali dorate' (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves - Gefangenenchor)Chicago Symphony Chorus, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti4:35
Nabucco: "Coro di Schiavi Ebrei"Bruckner Orchester Linz, Bernhard Klee4:26
Nabucco: "Flieg, Gedanke, getragen von Sehnsucht" - Gefangenenchor, 3. AktHermann Lüddecke, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Gottlob Frick, Berliner Symphoniker, Horst Stein8:41
Nabucco: "Va pensiero"Chor und Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Giuseppe Sinopoli?:??
Nabucco: “Va pensiero sull’ali dorate”Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin4:12
Nabucco: “Va pensiero, sull'ali donate”[unknown]4:18
Nabucco: “Va pensiero, sull'ali dorate”[unknown]7:15
Nabucco: “Va pensiero“Dénes Gulyás, Hungarian State Orchestra, Miklós Erdélyi5:14
Nabucco: “Va pensiero“[unknown]4:28
Nabucco: “Va pensiero”[unknown]4:38
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