| The Roman amphitheatre of Verona hosts every | | | | Giuseppe Verdi, is the most traditional and |
| year one of the most renowned opera festivals in | | | | spectacular, with tis majestic scenes that |
| Italy; attending to an opera at the Arena is a | | | | reproduce the Ancient Egypt. The opera, in fact, |
| unique experience. | | | | was commissioned in 1869 by Ismail Pasha, the |
| Verona is known as the city of love, thanks to | | | | sovereign of Egypt, to celebrate the opening of |
| Romeo and Juliet, and of music, thanks to its | | | | the Suez Canal; the première at Cairo was |
| lively amphitheatre, hosting concerts of various | | | | on the Christmas Eve of 1871, delayed by the |
| genres during the whole good season, and an | | | | Franco-Prussian war, and it immediately became |
| opera festival that was inaugurated in 1913 with | | | | one of the most renowned operas, mostly after |
| Aida. | | | | its first representation in Italy, about a month |
| The history of the unlucky Ethiopian princess Aida | | | | after the première in Egypt, on the 8th |
| accompanies all the editions of the festival: at the | | | | February 1872 at La Scala in Milan. |
| Verona Arena Aida, the famous opera by | | | | |