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Name of Object:

Théâtre de l'Opéra. "Aida". Avenue of the sphinxes at the gates of Thebes (act 2 scene 2)

Location:

France

Holding Institution:

National Library of France

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Date of Object:

1880

Author:

Engraver: F. Moller; artists: Henry Scott, Jean-Baptiste Lavastre

Provenance:

France

Description:

Commissioned by Isma'il Pasha for the inauguration of the Suez Canal, Verdi's opera Aida was performed for the first time in Cairo in 1871, with great success. It recreated life at the time of the pharaohs, with the details and the plot developed by the archaeologist Mariette. Aida was performed in Paris from 1876, with a grand and successful performance at the Opéra Garnier in 1880.

Archival or Bibliographical Reference:

ESTAMPES SCENES Aïda (18)

Citation of this web page:

"Théâtre de l'Opéra. "Aida". Avenue of the sphinxes at the gates of Thebes (act 2 scene 2)" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;fr;186;en;N

Translation by: Flaminia Baldwin

MWNF Working Number: FR 186

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