Stamp set
Opening of State Theatre, Pretoria
Historical & Philatelic Facts
"Aida" (opera)
Aida (or Aรฏda, Italian: [aหiหda]) is a tragic opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni. Set in the Old Kingdom of Egypt, it was commissioned by Cairo's Khedivial Opera House and had its premiรจre there on 24 December 1871, in a performance conducted by Giovanni Bottesini. Today the work holds a central place in the operatic canon, receiving performances every year around the world.