Giangiacomo Guelfi - autor

Produced in March 1842, Nabucco was Verdi s first triumph with the public and (most) critics, establishing him as a great composer. The audience at the premiere went mad with enthusiasm and demanded an encore of the chorus Va, pensiero. Va, pensiero...

Croatian soprano Zinka Milanov was a great favorite in England and America in the 1950s, and sang often at the Met. She was especially famous for herfloating pianissimo. Franco Corelli was one of the most exciting tenors of recent decades, and his...