Composer Giuseppe Verdi Librettist Antonio Ghislanzoni Company San Francisco Opera Association Touring Location Berkeley, CA Venue Hearst Greek Theatre Season 1959 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli Stage Director(s) Dino Yannopoulos Chorus Director Vincenzo Giannini Choreographer Willam Christensen Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Aida, an Ethiopian slave Leontyne Price Radames, Captain of the Egyptian Guard Jon Vickers Ramfis, High Priest of Isis Giorgio Tozzi Amneris, daughter of the Egyptian King Irene Dalis Amonasro, King of Ethiopia, Aida's father Lawrence Winters King of Egypt Carl Palangi Messenger Robert Thomas Priestess Katherine Hilgenberg Solo Dancer(s) Nancy Johnson Sally Bailey Richard Carter Roderick Drew Show Dates Sun, Oct 11 1959, 2pm Time and Place In time of the pharaohs; Memphis and Thebes Scenes Act I, Scene 1 -- King's palace at Memphis Scene 2 -- Temple of Isis Act II, Scene 1 -- Hall in Amneris's apartment Scene 2 -- Gate of Thebes Act III -- Shores of the Nile near the temple of Isis Act IV, Scene 1 -- Outside the judgement hall Scene 2 -- Temple of Vulcan Notes Presented by The William Randolph Hearst Foundation and The Committee for Arts and Lectures University of California, Berkeley Corps de Ballet Intermission after Act II