Milan. Giuseppe Verdi triumphs at La Scala: his Nabucco receives a resounding reception. The Va Pensiero chorus celebrates Milan’s new patriotic sentiments. The opera will run for 57 performances between August and November, before reaping further successes in Vienna, Lisbon, Barcelona, Berlin, Paris, Hamburg, New York, and Buenos Aires. At just 29 years old, Verdi is one of the most well-known and imitated figures in Milan.
