First performed in Cairo, this Verdi opera was commissioned by the Khedive of Egypt
It is 
sometimes erroneously reported that Aida was originally commissioned to ... to 
Antonio Ghislanzoni, who had played a major role in the revision of Verdi's La 
forza ... to be shipped to Cairo, and when the khedive's new opera house opened 
in... [DOC] [TLE] aida: synopsis - Opera Libretti - Naxos [PAR] aida by verdi.