The Opera Building of Cairo
The Opera Building of Cairo, founded by the Khedive Ismail (1863-1879) at the occasion of the Suez Canal launching. For the Opera Opening, Verdi composed especially for this event, his famous Opera ‘Aida’, attended by kings, queens, princes and princesses from all over Europe.
(From the book “The Golden Era of the Jews of Egypt” by Levana Zamir)