Composer Giuseppe Verdi Librettist Antonio Ghislanzoni Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1972 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Jesús López-Cobos Stage Director(s) Matthew Farruggio Designer Wolfram Skalicki Lighting Robert Brand Chorus Director Byron Dean Ryan Choreographer Michael Smuin Musical Preparation Monroe Kanouse Cast Ramfis Simon Estes Radames Richard Cassilly Amneris Irina Arkhipova Aida Marina Krilovici King of Egypt Philip Booth Messenger Erik Townsend Priestess Evelyn Petros Amonasro Norman Mittelmann Solo Dancer(s) Cynthia Gregory Vane Vest Jonas Kage Show Dates Thu, Nov 16 1972, 8pm Tue, Nov 21 1972, 8pm Fri, Nov 24 1972, 8pm Time and Place Memphis and Thebes in the time of the pharaohs Scenes Act I, Scene 1 -- The King's Palace at Memphis Scene 2 -- The Temple of Phtha Act II, Scene 1 -- Amneris's apartment in the Palace Scene 2 -- Within the gates of Thebes Act III -- The banks of the Nile near the Temple of Isis Act IV, Scene 1 -- The Judgment Hall Scene 2 -- A tomb below the Temple Notes Corps de Ballet Dancers from the Little Swahili Afro-modern Dance Group Auxiliary chorus in the Triumphal Scene rehearsed by CHARLENE ARCHIBEQUE