Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Aida"

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Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Aida" is a grand 19th-century Italian opera set in ancient Egypt, renowned for its dramatic love story, monumental choruses, and elaborate staging.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf opera ⓘ
actCount 4 ⓘ
basedOn scenario by Auguste Mariette ⓘ
catalogueNumber RV 200 (Ricordi catalogue, sometimes used informally) ⓘ
characterRole Aida is an Ethiopian slave and princess ⓘ
linked to: Aida

Amneris is the Egyptian king's daughter ⓘ
linked to: Amneris

Amonasro is the king of Ethiopia ⓘ
linked to: King of Aethiopia

Radamès is an Egyptian military commander ⓘ
chorusUsage extensive use of chorus ⓘ
commissionedBy Khedive Ismail Pasha of Egypt ⓘ
composer Giuseppe Verdi ⓘ
compositionCompletionYear 1871 ⓘ
famousNumber Celeste Aida ⓘ
Numi, pietà del mio soffrir! ⓘ
O patria mia ⓘ
O terra, addio ⓘ
linked to: “O terra addio”

Ritorna vincitor! ⓘ
Triumphal March ⓘ
genre Italian opera ⓘ
historicalContext composed for the opening of the Suez Canal era Egypt ⓘ
La ScalaPremiereDate 1872-02-08 ⓘ
language Italian ⓘ
librettist Antonio Ghislanzoni ⓘ
mainCharacter Aida ⓘ
Amneris ⓘ
Amonasro ⓘ
Radamès ⓘ
linked to: Radames
notableFeature dramatic love story ⓘ
elaborate staging ⓘ
monumental choruses ⓘ
notableProductionElement Triumphal scene in Act II ⓘ
orchestration large orchestra ⓘ
originalCountry Italy ⓘ
originalMedium stage ⓘ
period 19th-century opera ⓘ
placeInOeuvre one of Verdi's late middle-period operas ⓘ
premiereCity Cairo ⓘ
premiereDate 1871-12-24 ⓘ
premierePlace Khedivial Opera House, Cairo ⓘ
publisher Giulio Ricordi ⓘ
setting ancient Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
structure four acts ⓘ
style late Romantic Italian opera ⓘ
subjectMatter conflict between love and duty ⓘ
war between Egypt and Ethiopia ⓘ
subsequentImportantPremiere La Scala, Milan ⓘ
linked to: La Scala
typicalPerformanceDuration about 2 hours 45 minutes to 3 hours ⓘ
vocalForces soloists, chorus, and orchestra ⓘ

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Aida → basedOn → Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Aida" ⓘ
Broadway production of "Aida" → basedOn → opera "Aida" by Giuseppe Verdi ⓘ
linked to: Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Aida"