First performed in Cairo, this Verdi opera was commissioned by the Khedive of Egypt
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Giuseppe Verdi's magnificent opera, Aida, has its world premiere in Cairo,... [DOC] [TLE] FOR 'AIDA,' A PREMIERE IN THEBES - NYTimes.com [PAR] May 4, 1987 ... LEAD: ''Aida,'' Giuseppe Verdi's opera about ancient Egypt, which had its 
premiere in Cairo in 1871, played in one of its ... to attend the gala first night in 
the 3000-year-old temple of Amenhotep III in this small town 350 miles south of.