He then composed an overture of the " potpourri" variety to replace the original prelude. Verdi originally chose to write a brief orchestral prelude instead of a full overture for the opera. Radamès (Giuseppe Fancelli) and Aida ( Teresa Stolz) in act 4, scene 2 of the 1872 La Scala European première (drawing by Leopoldo Metlicovitz)
Performance history Cairo premiere and initial success in Italy The plot bears striking, though unintentional, similarities to Metastasio's libretto La Nitteti (1756). Rather, music by Jacques Offenbach was performed at the inauguration. Contrary to popular belief, the opera was not written to celebrate the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, for which Verdi had been invited to write an inaugural hymn, but had declined. Aida eventually premiered in Cairo in late 1871. Because the scenery and costumes were stuck in the French capital during the Siege of Paris (1870–71) of the ongoing Franco-Prussian War, the premiere was delayed and Verdi's Rigoletto was performed instead. Isma'il Pasha, Khedive of Egypt, commissioned Verdi to write an opera for performance to celebrate the opening of the Khedivial Opera House, paying him 150,000 francs. 2.1 Cairo premiere and initial success in ItalyĮlements of the opera's genesis and sources.
1 Elements of the opera's genesis and sources.
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