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2 unusual facts about Hymn of the Nations


Hymn of the Nations

Hymn of the Nations, originally titled Arturo Toscanini: Hymn of the Nations (1944), is a film directed by Alexander Hammid, which features the Inno delle nazioni, a patriotic work for tenor soloist, chorus, and orchestra, composed by Italian opera composer Giuseppe Verdi in the early-1860s.

Toscanini added a bridge passage to include arrangements of The Star Spangled Banner for the United States and The Internationale for the Soviet Union and the Italian partisans.



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