Aida

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/aida

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the art form?Opera in four acts
2. What is the composer?Giuseppe Verdi
3. What is Aida about?Aida is an opera about an Ethiopian princess, a brave Egyptian general, and their forbidden love set in ancient Egypt.
4. When and where did Aida first perform?It premiered on December 24, 1871, in Cairo, Egypt, at the Khedivial Opera House.

Opera: A dramatic art form in which a story is told primarily through singing, accompanied by an orchestra.
Libretto: The text or script of an opera, including the words sung by the characters and any spoken dialogue.
Operatic Canon: The body of operas widely recognized and performed as masterpieces of the genre.
Egyptologist: An expert or scholar specializing in the study of ancient Egypt.