Aida
by Giuseppe Verdi
Verdi conducting Aida in Paris, 1881
Genre	Opera in 4 acts
Librettist	Antonio Ghislanzoni
Language	Italian
Premiere	Khedivial Opera House Cairo December 24, 1871
Other	Operas by Verdi Il trovatore Rigoletto La traviata Don Carlos Otello Falstaff

Aida (or, Aïda) is an Italian opera in four acts. The music was written by Giuseppe Verdi. The libretto (story and words) was written by Antonio Ghislanzoni. The opera is based on a story written by the French Egyptologist Auguste Mariette. Aida was first performed at the Opera House in Cairo on December 24, 1871. This production starred Antonietta Anastasi-Pozzoni as Aida, Pietro Mongini as Radames, Eleonora Grossi as Amneris, and Francesco Seller as Amonasro.