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Aida (italiensk: [aˈiːda]) aˈiːda. Set in Egypt, it was commissioned by and first performed at Cairo’s Khedivial Opera House on 24 December 1871; Giovanni Bottesini conducted after Verdi himself withdrew. Today the work holds a central place in the operatic canon, receiving performances every year around the world; at New York’s Metropolitan Opera alone, Aida har været sunget mere end 1,100 gange siden 1886. Ghislanzoni ’ s ordningen følger et scenario, der ofte tilskrives franske ægyptolog Auguste Mariette, men Verdi levnedsbeskriver Mary Jane Phillips-Matz hævder, at kilden er faktisk Temistocle Solera.(Wikipedia)

