Giuseppe Verdi is the Italy Founding Father from a Musical point of view. His operas has not been just a stimuli for the Risorgimento but his own name become the synonim of the willingness of unification of Italy. On the Italian wall of the mid-XIX Century was written W Verdi and the meaning was W Vittorio Emanuele King of Italy (W Vittorio Emanuele Re D'Italia).
Among the most important operas of Verdi such as L'Aida, La Traviata, and Il Rigoletto, the Nabucco with its famous choir Va Pensiero was the true anthem of Italian re-unification mood.
The Va Pensiero songed by the Italian National Academy of Santa Cecilia is avaialble at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrbK1IODmLo.
For information about the Italian Operas please visit our dedicated section"Theatre and Opera"

Enrich the music offer is part of Italy DNA. Exploring new genres and listening to the best music in the world is a must.
That's why the world famous Blue Note Club open in Milan a new localtion, becoming one of the reference point for the Jazz fun in Italy.
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