Aida/Opera Classics Library Series -- Dedication -- Opera Journeys Publishing -- Copyright -- Title Page -- Contents -- A Prelude -- Provenance -- Commentary and Analysis -- Principal Characters in Aida -- Brief Story Synopsis -- Story Narrative with Music Highlight Examples -- Prelude -- Act I -Scene 1: The Grand Hall in the palace of Pharaoh in the ancient Egyptian city of Memphis. -- Act I - Scene 2: Temple of Vulcan at Memphis. -- Act II - Scene 1: Amneris's apartments. -- Act II - Scene 2: Entrance to the city of Thebes, before the temple of Ammon. -- Act III: The banks of the Nile. -- Act IV - Scene 1: The judgment hall. -- Act IV - Scene 2: A split stage: the upper level the temple of Vulcan, the lower level a subterranean crypt. -- Libretto -- Act I - Scene 1 -- Act I - Scene 2 -- Act II - Scene 1 -- Act II - Scene 2 -- Act III -- Act IV - Scene 1 -- Act IV - Scene 2 -- Discography -- Videography -- Dictionary of Opera and Musical Terms.