First performed in Cairo, this Verdi opera was commissioned by the Khedive of Egypt
... Verdi wrote his Egyptian opera Aida in response to a commission from 
the Khedive of Egypt for the opening of the new Cairo Opera House, after 
rejecting... [DOC] [TLE] Dec. 24: on this day: Verdi's Aida debuts | The Writer's Almanac with ... [PAR] The opera was commissioned by Ismail Pasha, the khedive