Home›Sources›Locke, "Aida and Nine Readings of Empire," Nineteenth-Century Music Review, 2006SourcesLocke, "Aida and Nine Readings of Empire," Nineteenth-Century Music Review, 2006Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Locke, "Aida and Nine Readings of Empire," Nineteenth-Century Music Review, 2006." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/locke-aida-nine-readings-of-empire-2006.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Locke, "Aida and Nine Readings of Empire," Nineteenth-Century Music Review, 2006. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/locke-aida-nine-readings-of-empire-2006Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-locke-aida-and-nine-readings-of-empire-n, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Locke, "Aida and Nine Readings of Empire," Nineteenth-Century Music Review, 2006}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/locke-aida-nine-readings-of-empire-2006}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXA peer reviewed article by musicologist Ralph P. Locke in Nineteenth-Century Music Review, volume 3, issue 1, pages 45 to 72, examining how Verdi's Aida stages ancient Egyptian religious ritual and its priestly caste, including the historically invented role of a High Priestess where the Egyptological record shows an all-male temple priesthood, situating that invention within Edward Said and Patrizia Palumbo's account of nineteenth century European Orientalism. Its strength is direct musicological analysis, including of the priestly music's own archaicizing style, in a peer reviewed journal. Its limit is that it is one scholarly reading among Locke's own stated nine, so it is cited here for its specific, sourced claims rather than as an uncontested consensus.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (13 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1Tier one: a peer reviewed musicological article by Ralph Locke examining how Verdi's Aida stages ancient Egyptian religious ritual, including a historically invented High Priestess role, situated within Said and Palumbo's account of Orientalism. Its limit is that it is one scholarly reading among Locke's own stated nine, cited here for its specific, sourced claims rather than as an uncontested consensus.NotesWell-attestedCited for the invented-priestess claim against the historical all-male Egyptian priesthood, the Orientalism framing via Said and Palumbo, and the analysis of the priestly music's archaicizing style.CitationAuthorWell-attestedRalph P. LockePublisherWell-attestedNineteenth-Century Music Review (volume 3, issue 1, pages 45 to 72)Publication YearWell-attested2006URLWell-attestedhttps://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/nineteenth-century-music-review/article/abs/aida-and-nine-readings-of-empire/9BD2F1E6199C7BCE49DF8C33BE7DD815Source TypeWell-attestedpeer-reviewed articleCross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithAncient Egyptians, Cultures Well-attested This source names Ancient Egyptians directly: "A peer reviewed article by musicologist Ralph P."Source Locke, "Aida and Nine Readings of Empire," Nineteenth-Century Music Review, 2006Ralph P. Locketier 1Claims Backed By This Source (13 claims)This source backs 13 claims across the atlas. As facts: 10 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 9 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 holds.Articles, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Musical Works, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Well-attested10ArticlesPriestesses Who Never Served in a Real Egyptian TempleMusical WorksAida (1871)SourcesLocke, "Aida and Nine Readings of Empire," Nineteenth-Century Music Review, 2006Holds1SourcesLocke, "Aida and Nine Readings of Empire," Nineteenth-Century Music Review, 2006General References2ArticlesPriestesses Who Never Served in a Real Egyptian TempleMusical WorksAida (1871)Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year