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Aida (or Aïda, Italian:) is a tragic opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni. Set in the Old Kingdom of Egypt, it was commissioned by Cairo's Khedivial Opera House and had its première there on 24 December 1871, in a performance conducted by Giovanni Bottesini. Today the work holds a central place in ...
Depictions of Cleopatra in opera (9 P) Pages in category "Operas set in ancient Egypt" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
Pages in category "Operas set in Egypt" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Il crociato in Egitto; M.
Ismail planned a grander exhibition for his new theatre. After months of delay due to the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War, Verdi's new opera, Aida (set in the Old Kingdom of Egypt), received its world premiere at the Khedivial Opera House on 24 December 1871. In the early morning hours of 28 October 1971, the opera house burned to the ground.
Maria egiziaca (Saint Mary of Egypt) is an opera in a single three-episode act by the Italian composer Ottorino Respighi.The libretto, by Claudio Guastalla, is based on a Medieval life of Saint Mary of Egypt, contained in the translation into the vernacular of the Vitae Patrum written by Domenico Cavalca.
Operas set in Egypt (1 C, 5 P) Operas set in England (4 C, 86 P) F. Operas set in Finland (17 P) Operas set in France (3 C, 114 P) G. Operas set in Georgia (country ...
Berenice (HWV 38) is an opera in three acts by George Frideric Handel to a 1709 Antonio Salvi libretto, Berenice, regina d'Egitto, or Berenice, Queen of Egypt. Handel began the music in December 1736; the premiere took place at Covent Garden Theatre in London on 18 May 1737 — but was unsuccessful, with just three further performances.
Operas set in Egypt (1 C, 5 P) I. ... Pages in category "Operas set in the Middle East" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.