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1869年在埃及首都开罗,一座雄伟壮观的大歌剧院落成了。素有伟大的艺术赞助人著称的埃及总督伊斯曼尔·帕哈正在寻找一个具有埃及背景的歌剧,来为这座新歌剧院增添魅力与光彩。威尔第当时是公认的世界上最负盛誉的歌剧作曲家,帕哈当然就去找他了。威尔第不但是位伟大的作曲家,而且也是一位具有渊博文学修养的人,他以高超的艺术技巧,应帕哈之约写作了《阿依达》这部杰作。《阿依达》于1871年12月24日在开罗的意大利歌剧院首次上演,获得巨大成功。六个星期之后,1872年2月7日,在意大利米兰的斯卡拉歌剧院由威尔第亲自指挥上演,意大利首相也前往观看,场面热烈而动人,全世界为之轰动。威尔第被欢呼出场达三十二次
In 1869 in Cairo, Egypt, a majestic Grand Opera House was completed. Ismail Parha, known as the great patron of the arts, is looking for an opera with an Egyptian background to add charm and glamor to this new opera house. Verdi was recognized as the world’s most prestigious opera composer, of course, Paha went looking for him. Verdi was not only a great composer, but also a man of profound literary accomplishment who, with his superb artistic skills, wrote the masterpiece “Aida” at the Treaty of Paha. Aida was the first to be staged at the Italian Opera in Cairo on December 24, 1871, with great success. Six weeks later, on February 7, 1872, the La Scala opera house in Milan, Italy, was personally directed by Verdi and the Prime Minister of Italy went to watch the scene warm and touching, a sensation throughout the world. Verdi was applauded for 32 appearances