Verdi: Triumphal March from Aida
Play AudioAct II Finale (Triumphal March) from Aida Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) Composed in 1870. Premiered on December 24, 1871 in Cairo, Egypt. Aida, Verdi’s grandest spectacle and one of the most popular operas ever written, was intended to celebrate the opening of the Suez Canal and the Cairo Grand Opera House in 1869. The premiere was delayed …