Aida ''Aida'' (or ''Aïda'', ) is a tragic opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni. Set in the Old Kingdom of Egypt, it was commissioned by Cairo's Khedivial Opera House and had its première there on 24 De ...

'' is an opera by Giuseppe Verdi. Aida or AIDA may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Film and television

* ''Aida'' (1911 film), an American drama film * ''Aida'' (1953 film), a film starring Sophia Loren * ''Aida'' (1987 film), a Swedish film * ''Aida'' (2015 film), a Moroccan film * ''

Aída ''Aída'' is a Spanish sitcom that aired on Telecinco from 16 January 2005 to 8 June 2014. Set in Madrid, it is a Spin-off (media), spin off of the sitcom ''7 Vidas'', on which Aída was a recurring character. It was produced by Globomedia. The ...

'', a Spanish TV series

Music

* ''Aida'' (musical), a musical by Elton John and Tim Rice * ''Aida'' (album), a 1980 album by Derek Bailey * ''Aida'' (Rino Gaetano album), a 1977 album by

Rino Gaetano Salvatore Antonio "Rino" Gaetano (29 October 1950 – 2 June 1981) was an Italian musician and singer-songwriter. He is famous for his satirical songs and oblique yet incisive political commentary. He is remembered for his raspy voice, for the ...

Fictional entities

* AIDA (''.hack''), fictional AIs in the ''.hack'' franchise *

AIDA (comics) A-Bomb Abomination Absorbing Man Abraxas Abyss Abyss is the name of two characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Nils Styger Abyss is a mutant and the half-brother of Nightcrawler. He was cr ...

, a fictional Life-Model Decoy from ''Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' * Aida, a character from the ''

Cairo Trilogy The ''Cairo Trilogy'' ( ''ath-thulathia'' ('The Trilogy') or ''thulathia al-Qahra'') is a trilogy of novels written by the Egyptian novelist and Nobel Prize in Literature winner Naguib Mahfouz, and one of the major works of his literary career. ...

'' by Naquib Mahfouz * Aida, a playable map in ''

Mu Online ''MU Online'' () is an Isometric video game graphics, isometric medieval fantasy Massively multiplayer online role-playing game, MMORPG, produced by Webzen, a Korean gaming company. It was introduced in 2001, and is still being supported and upda ...

'' * Aïda, a character in the Neal Stephenson novel ''

Seveneves ''Seveneves'' is a science fiction novel by Neal Stephenson published in 2015. The story tells of the desperate efforts to preserve ''Homo sapiens'' in the wake of apocalyptic events on Earth after the unexplained disintegration of the Moon an ...

'' * Aida, a character in ''Unreal II: The Awakening''

Other

Fascinating Aïda Fascinating Aïda is a British comedy singing group and satire, satirical cabaret act founded in March 1983. The line-up consists of founder member Dillie Keane; Adèle Anderson, who joined in 1984; and Liza Pulman, who first joined in 2004. ...

, a British comedy singing group and satirical cabaret act * ''

After Aida ''After Aida'' (original title: ''Verdi's Messiah'') is a 1985 play-with-music by Julian Mitchell. It is about Giuseppe Verdi, and the pressure put upon him after his attempt to retire from composing. Continued insistent prodding from his friends e ...

'', a 1985 play-with-music by Julian Mitchell

Computing

AIDA (computing) Abstract Interfaces for Data Analysis (AIDA) is a set of defined interfaces and formats for representing common data analysis objects. The project was instigated and is primarily used by researchers in high-energy particle physics. History The ...

(Abstract Interfaces for Data Analysis), primarily used by researchers in high-energy particle physics *

AIDA (intermediate language) ''Aida'' is an opera by Giuseppe Verdi. Aida or AIDA may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Aida'' (1911 film), an American drama film * ''Aida'' (1953 film), a film starring Sophia Loren * ''Aida'' (1987 film), a Sw ...

, a predecessor of the intermediate language

DIANA Diana most commonly refers to: * Diana (name), given name (including a list of people with the name) * Diana (mythology), ancient Roman goddess of the hunt and wild animals; later associated with the Moon * Diana, Princess of Wales (1961–1997), ...

AIDA64 AIDA64 is a system profiler, system information, diagnostics, and auditing application developed by FinalWire Ltd (a hungarian people, Hungarian company) that runs on Windows, Android (operating system), Android, iOS, ChromeOS, Windows Phone, Sail ...

and AIDA32, software that provides information on hardware *

AIDA/Web Aida/Web is an object-oriented, open source Smalltalk web application server using the model-view-controller (MVC) architectural pattern. History Aida/Web was written in 1996. Its first commercial application was the Gas Billing System of the S ...

, a Smalltalk open source web application framework *

AIDA interactive educational freeware diabetes simulator AIDA is a freeware computer program that permits the interactive simulation of plasma insulin and blood glucose profiles for demonstration, teaching, self-learning, and research purposes. Originally developed in 1991, it has been updated and enh ...

Places

Aida, Okayama was a town located in Aida District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 3,625 and a density of 57.17 persons per km2. The total area was 63.41 km2. On March 31, 2005, Aida, along with the towns ...

, a former town in Japan, known for the Aida race car circuit **

TI Circuit Aida Okayama International Circuit (岡山国際サーキット), formerly known as TI Circuit Aida (TIサーキット英田) before 2005, is a private motorsport race track in Mimasaka, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. TI was the abbreviation of "Tanak ...

, a race car circuit which hosted the Formula One Pacific Grand Prix in 1994 and 1995, now called Okayama International Circuit **

Aida Junior High School is a Cities of Japan, city located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 25,946 in 12287 households and a population density of 60 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Mimasaka is located ...

Aida District, Okayama is a district located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 31,845 and a density of 79.65 persons per km2. The total area is 399.83 km2. Towns and villages Aida District consists of the f ...

, Japan *

Aida Camp Aida (), also spelled 'Ayda, is a Palestinian refugee camp situated north of the historic centre of Bethlehem and north of Beit Jala, in the central West Bank, State of Palestine. According to the UNRWA, the camp had a population of approximat ...

, a Palestinian refugee camp

Organisations

Aida (café) Aida (sometimes spelled Aïda, with a diaeresis) is a franchise chain of 34 espresso bar and pastry shops (''Café-Konditorei'') based in Vienna, Austria, with franchise outlets globally. They are also known to be the largest and most exclusive ...

, a chain of coffeehouses in Vienna, Austria *

AIDA Cruises AIDA Cruises is a German cruise line founded in the early 1960s and organized as a wholly owned subsidiary of Costa Crociere S.p.A., which in turn belongs to Carnival Corporation & plc. Based in Rostock, Germany, AIDA Cruises caters primaril ...

, a German cruise company, also the prefix of several ships in their fleet * AIDA Hellas, a Greek non-profit organization for freediving *

AIDA International Association Internationale pour le Développement de l'Apnée (AIDA) (English: ''International Association for the Development of Apnea'') is a worldwide rule- and record-keeping body for competitive breath holding events, also known as freedivi ...

, an organizing body for freediving *

American Indian Defense Association The American Indian Defense Association (AIDA) was an organization founded in 1923 by social worker John Collier that fought to protect religious freedom and tribal property for Native Americans in the United States.

, an American indigenous rights organization * (Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense), an international environmental law organization * Australasian Intervarsity Debating Association, an organizing body of the

Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships The Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships (known colloquially as "Australs") is an annual debating tournament for teams from universities in the Australasian region. It is one of the world's largest debating tournaments, second only i ...

* Australian Indigenous Doctors' Association, a member of the Lowitja Institute * Azerbaijan International Development Agency, an organizing body for international aid by the Republic of Azerbaijan *

International Association of Arabic Dialectology The International Association of Arabic Dialectology (, AIDA– International Association of Arabic Dialectology / الرابطة الدولية لدراسة اللهجات العربية) is an association of researchers in Arabic dialects, from ...

()

Other uses

* Aida (given name), a female given name (including a list of persons with the name) *

Aida (surname) Aida is a surname. As a Japanese surname, it is written or . Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese historian *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese rower *, contemporary Japanese artist * or Masae Aida (会田昌江, 1920-2015), Japa ...

, a surname (including a list of persons with the name) * Aida (horse), a racehorse *

AIDA (marketing) The AIDA marketing model is a model within the class known as ''hierarchy of effects'' models or ''hierarchical models'', all of which imply that consumers move through a series of steps or stages when they make purchase decisions. These models ...

(Attention, Interest, Desire, Action) *

AIDA (international space cooperation) ''Aida'' is an opera by Giuseppe Verdi. Aida or AIDA may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * Aida (1911 film), ''Aida'' (1911 film), an American drama film * Aida (1953 film), ''Aida'' (1953 film), a film starring Sophia L ...

(Asteroid Impact and Deflection Assessment), a proposed pair of space probes * Operation Aida, a WWII German operation *

Aida cloth Aida cloth (sometimes called Java canvas) is an open, even-weave fabric traditionally used for cross-stitch embroidery. This cotton fabric has a natural mesh that facilitates cross-stitching and enough natural stiffness that the crafter does ...

, a cloth used in cross-stitch