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The Mesopotamian Night project was founded in year 2007 by the Central Valley Chapter of the Assyrian Aid Society of America
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The Assyrian version of Va, pensiero (The Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
Giuseppe Verdi established himself as a major 19th century Italian composer in 1842 with the opera Nabucco and its powerful chorus. The Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves (Va, pensiero) which is a chorus from the third act of the opera Nabucco, because of its lines like “O...
Commentary on David Elian and the Poem “Mam Shallou”
The poem "Mam Shallou" is used as the basis for the creation of an Operatorio with the same name for Mesopotamian Night 2017 production in San Jose. In the article below, Mr. Marcel Josephson gives a historical and literary review of the poem. Mr. Marcel Josephson...
Rabi David Elian Assyrian Poet, Writer, and Translator
We are delighted to announce that the Mesopotamian Night team is making good progress in bringing to life the work of prolific Assyrian writer David Elian (1910-2001) called “Maam Shallou” The article below first appeared in Melta Magazine in 2000 in Moscow. The...