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AIDA (eye-EE-duh)

Italian opera about a slave

Common clues: Verdi heroine, Slave of opera; Opera set in Egypt; Verdi opus; Radames's love; Cairo debut of 1871; Elton John/Tim Rice musical

Crossword puzzle frequency: 10 times a year

Frequency in English language: 52007 / 86800

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You may have the universe if I may have Italy” – Giuseppe Verdi


Aida is an Italian opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The libretto was written Antonio Ghislanzoni. It was first performed at Cairo on December 24, 1871.



"Portrait of Giuseppe Verdi" by Giovanni Boldini (1886) National Gallery of Modern Art in Rome


Ismail Pasha, Khedive of Egypt, commissioned Verdi to write the opera to celebrate the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, paying him 80,000 francs, but the premier was delayed because of Franco-Prussian War. The opera was met with great acclaim and continues to be a staple of the standard operatic repertoire. There are many of recordings of it, and it is frequently performed.



The "triumphal scene" from Opera Pacific's production of Aida in 2006, starring Angela Brown as Aida, Donnie Ray Albert as Amonasro, Andrew Gangestad as Ramfis, Carl Tanner as Radames, Milena Kitic as Amneris, and Stefan Szkafarowsky as King of Egypt.


Plot synopsis

Aida, an Ethiopian princess, is captured into slavery in Egypt. A military commander, Radames, struggles to choose between his love for her, his loyalty to the Pharaoh. To complicate the story further, Radames is loved by the Pharaoh's daughter Amneris, although he does not return the feeling.




This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Aida".



AIDA (456) 58 Tu >1 09 Verdi opera

43 Mo+ >1 06 Verdi heroine

33 Tu >1 08 Opera set in Egypt

15 We- >1 99 Verdi opus

12 Tu >1 09 Verdi classic

12 We >1 08 Verdi's slave girl

7 Mo+ >1 97 Verdi work

6 Fr- >1 96 Opera set in Memphis

6 We+ >1 01 Slave of opera

6 We- >1 05 Turturro of "The Sopranos"

5 Th+ >1 91 Amonasro's daughter

5 Th+ >1 06 Radames's love

5 Tu- >1 07 Verdi opera set in Egypt

4 Fr- >1 05 "O patria mia" singer

4 Fr- >1 05 Cairo debut of 1871

4 Th >1 03 Elton John/Tim Rice musical

4 We- >1 08 Ethiopian princess of opera

4 We >1 09 Leontyne Price role

4 Th- >1 04 Musical with the song "Another Pyramid"

4 Tu+ >1 05 Opera by Giuseppe Verdi

4 We >1 06 Opera that opens in Memphis

4 Th- >1 09 Operatic slave

4 Th >1 05 Operatic slave girl

07 Radames' beloved

4 Mo >1 03 Radames' love