It was commissioned to celebrate the opening of the Suez Canal.
Verdi composed Aida at the request of Ismail Pasha, Khedive of Egypt. This "prince" greatly admired the composer's talent and negotiated with him for "something grandiose" to be produced at the Cairo Opera
Aida, an Ethiopian princess, in the opera of that name.
It was commissioned to celebrate the opening of the Suez Canal; it is one of Joe Green's most popular operas.
It is Radames the captain of the guards in the Opera Aida
because aida is a sung ^^
Ismail Pasha, Khedive of Egypt, commissioned Verdi to write the now famous opera Aida, for performance in January 1871, paying him 150,000 francs, but the premiere was delayed because of the Franco-Prussian War. Contrary to popular belief, the opera was not written to celebrate the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869.
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It premiered in Cairo.
Egypt.