Ismail Pasci?(1830 - 1895). Khediv?of Egypt (1863-1879). Son of Ibrahim Pasha; succedette to the uncle Said. Engaged to modernize the country; he was swept up by a frightening national debt in order to face which revenges to Great Britain its sets in action of Suez Canal (1875). Own for the inauguration of the Channel commision?to Giuseppe Verdi a hymn; after several vicessitudini Giuseppe Verdi accepted and of the Aida work was born that was staged for the first time to the Theatre dell' Work of the Cairo the evening of 24 December 1871. Portrait in a colorful recording of the age.