Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 24 December 1871 Cairo (Conductor: Giovanni Bottesini) |
European premiere 8 February 1872 La Scala, Milan (Conductor: Franco Faccio) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aida, an Ethiopian princess | soprano | Antonietta Anastasi-Pozzoni | Teresa Stolz |
| The King of Egypt | bass | Tommaso Costa | Paride Pavoleri |
| Amneris, daughter of the King | mezzo-soprano | Eleonora Grossi | Maria Waldmann |
| Radamès, Captain of the Guard | tenor | Pietro Mongini | Giuseppe Fancelli |
| Amonasro, King of Ethiopia | baritone | Francesco Steller | Francesco Pandolfini |
| Ramfis, high Priest | bass | Paolo Medini | Ormando Maini |
| A messenger | tenor | Luigi Stecchi-Bottardi | Luigi Vistarini |
| Voice of the High Priestess | soprano | Marietta Allievi | |
| Priests, priestesses, ministers, captains, soldiers, officials, Ethiopians, slaves and prisoners, Egyptians, animals and chorus | |||
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