Aton Rubinstein
The opera house where most of the action is set in Phantom of the Opera is called the Palais Garnier. It was built in 1871 and is in Paris, France. Unlike in the musical, the opera house is still open today.
Aida by Verdi. First performed 24th Dec 1871
It was first performed at the Khedivial Opera House in Cairo on 24th December 1871.
Brennabor was created in 1871.
Seydişehir was created in 1871.
Thespis - opera - was created in 1871.
DeGive's Opera House was created in 1871.
Springer Opera House was created in 1871.
Aida
Cairo Opera House 24th Dec 1871
Cairo Opera House 24th Dec 1871
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.
The opera house where most of the action is set in Phantom of the Opera is called the Palais Garnier. It was built in 1871 and is in Paris, France. Unlike in the musical, the opera house is still open today.
Aida by Verdi. First performed 24th Dec 1871
Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898) was a Prussian politician who became the first Chancellor of the German Empire in 1871. Neither he nor his namesake grandson (1897-1975) was a composer.
It was first performed at the Khedivial Opera House in Cairo on 24th December 1871.
Georges Bizet was married to Genevieve Halevy, daughter of composer (and Bizet's teacher), in 1869. They had a son, Jacques, in 1871.