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In this programme Donald Burrows introduces excerpts from Verdi's corpus of work, including parts of four operas and one song. This programme contains examples of the most nationalistic moments in ...Verdi's operas, points where, despite the ban on encores, which provided excuses for political demonstrations, the police were forced by the enthusiasm of the audiences to let the repeat go ahead. Such moments include the famous slaves chorus from Nabucco, where early Italian audiences identified themseleves with the Hebrew slaves, strangers in their own country. Also included is a sonf 'Suona la Tromba' (Sound the Trumpet) written in 1848, and at one time a strong contender to become the National Anthem of the new state of Italy.
In this programme Donald Burrows introduces excerpts from Verdi's corpus of work, including parts of four operas and one song. This programme contains examples of the most nationalistic moments in ...Verdi's operas, points where, despite the ban on encores, which provided excuses for political demonstrations, the police were forced by the enthusiasm of the audiences to let the repeat go ahead. Such moments include the famous slaves chorus from Nabucco, where early Italian audiences identified themseleves with the Hebrew slaves, strangers in their own country. Also included is a sonf 'Suona la Tromba' (Sound the Trumpet) written in 1848, and at one time a strong contender to become the National Anthem of the new state of Italy.
| Module code and title: | A321, The revolutions of 1848 |
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| Item code: | A321; 12 |
| First transmission date: | 1976-08-14 |
| Published: | 1976 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OU Digital Archive web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:18:28 |
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| Producer: | Edward Hayward |
| Contributor: | Donald Ian Burrows |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Four operas and one song; Nabucco; Nationalistic moments; Slaves chorus; Suona la Tromba (Sound the Trumpet); Verdi's operas |
| Master spool number: | BLN44FW633 |
| Production number: | BLN44FW633 |
| Available to public: | no |
