The Khedivial Opera House before burning down

The Khedivial Opera House or Royal Opera House (Arabic: دار أوبرا الخديوي) was the original opera house in Cairo, Egypt. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language Cairo () which means "the Vanquisher" or "the Triumphant" is the capital and largest city of Egypt. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. It was dedicated on November 1, 1869 and burned down on October 28, 1971. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar.

The opera house was built on the orders of the Khedive Ismail to celebrate the opening of the Suez Canal. For the HMS Khedive, see ''USS'' Cordova. Khedive (from Persian for "lord" was a title first Isma'il Pasha, known as Ismail the Magnificent (إسماعيل باشا ( December 31, 1830 &ndash March 2, 1895) was Wāli The Suez Canal is a Canal in Egypt. Opened in 1869 it allows Water transportation between Europe and Asia without circumnavigation The architects Pietro Avoscani (from Livorno) and Rossi designed the building. "Leghorn" redirects here For the breed of chicken see Leghorn chicken. It seated approximately 850 people and was made mostly of wood. It was located between the districts of Azbakeya and Ismailyya in Egypt's capital city. Azbakeya ( أزبكية; also spelled Azbakia, El Azbakeya, or Ezbakeya) is one of the districts of Cairo, Egypt which is

Verdi's opera Rigoletto was chosen as the first opera to be performed at the opera house on November 1, 1869. Rigoletto is an Opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The Italian Libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year But already Ismail was planning a far grander exhibition for his new theatre. After months of delay due to the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War, Verdi's new opera, Aida, received its world premiere at the Khedivial Opera House on December 24, 1871. The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the 1870 War ( 19 July, 1870 — 10 May, 1871 This article is about the marketing term AIDA For other uses of the term see Aida (disambiguation. Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

In the early morning hours of October 28, 1971, the opera house burned to the ground. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The all-wooden building was quickly consumed, and only two statues made by Mohammed Hassan survived.

After the original opera house was destroyed, Cairo was without an opera house for nearly two decades until the opening of the new Cairo Opera House in 1988. This article refers to the Cairo Opera House built in 1988 For its predecessor see Khedivial Opera House The Cairo Opera House ( Arabic

The site where the Khedivial Opera House used to stand has been rebuilt into a rather bland multistory concrete car garage, but the square overlooking the building is still called Opera Square (Meidan El Opera)

External links

• History from the website of the new Cairo Opera House
• Press release from the Egyptian Cultural Center