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No, it is fictional. It is claimed that the Egyptologist Auguste Mariette wrote a brief plot for an Opera in 1869 at the request of the Khedive. Although there are scholars who argue that the scenario was really written by Temistocle Solera. In 1870 this concept, worked into a scenario by Camille du Locle, was proposed to Giuseppe Verdi.
He accepted it as a subject for Aida. The links below gives more details.
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What is a popular Italian opera?
Aida
Who is Verdis princess?
Aida, an Ethiopian princess, in the opera of that name.
What musicals are based off of an opera?
Miss Saigon is based off of Puccini's Madame Butterfly.
What opera premiered in Cairo?
Aida
The opera Aida is set in what country?
Egypt.
What was the name of the opera based on Egyptian history?
'Aida' although a fictional story
What is a popular Italian opera?
Aida
Which opera is harmonically based on the chromatic scale?
which opera is harmonically based on chromatic scale...Carmen?...Salome...Aida or Tristan and Isolde?
Which popular verdi opera permiered on Christmas Eve in cairo Egypt?
Aida
Which Verdi opera is also a popular acronym used in the advertising and selling professions?
Aida
Who is Verdis princess?
Aida, an Ethiopian princess, in the opera of that name.
Who was Aida's lover?
It is Radames the captain of the guards in the Opera Aida
Why is ''aida'' considered a Grand opera?
because aida is a sung ^^
What musicals are based off of an opera?
Miss Saigon is based off of Puccini's Madame Butterfly.
Who is the author of the opera Aida?
verdi
What opera premiered in Cairo?
Aida
The opera Aida is set in what country?
Egypt.
