This opera is a roller coaster of emotions told through powerful music. Come to see this if you want opera on a grand scale! Here’s everything you need to know about ENO’s new production of Aida

It’s an opera by Verdi

Aida is an opera by Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi. It was first performed on 24 December in 1871 in Egypt, to celebrate the opening of the Khedival Opera House in Cairo. Although Verdi himself didn’t attend the premiere, he was still disappointed that the audience consisted of mainly invited politicians and critics, and no members of the general public. He therefore considered the Italian premiere at La Scala, Milan in February 1872 its  real premiere. Since then, Aida has been performed frequently at opera houses around the world.

You might recognise the composer’s name as he also wrote Rigoletto which was on at ENO in February 2017, as well as La traviata.