December 24. In Cairo, Egypt the opera Aida opens for its first performance in 1871.

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December 24, 1871.Painting by De Leftwich Dodge of a dramatic desert set for the opera Aida, 1899.

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December 25. Quincy Trouppe is born in 1912.

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December 24. Frank Taveras is born in 1949.