First performed in Cairo, this Verdi opera was commissioned by the Khedive of Egypt
The Khedivial Opera House was the first on the 
African continent to perform world famous... [DOC] [TLE] Saudi Aramco World : An Opera for Egypt [PAR] Set in ancient Egypt, it has been performed in the vast Roman amphitheater ... s 
the ruler of Egypt since 1863, Khedive Ismail was determined not to stint on ... 
complete with gas-lit boulevards, landscaped gardens and Cairo's first opera 
house.