Music as a Mirror of History Season 1 Episode 13 Verdi: Nabucco (1842)

In the creation of his opera Nabucco, Giuseppe Verdi played a key role in the movement for Italian unification. Study the series of 19th-century rebellions against Austrian rule that culminated in the two Italian wars of independence. Observe how the music and poetry of Nabucco came to be identified with the Italian people€™s quest for nationhood that ultimately led to an independent Italy.