Composer Giuseppe Verdi Librettist Antonio Ghislanzoni Company San Francisco Opera Association Touring Location Los Angeles, CA Venue Shrine Auditorium Season 1952 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Kurt Herbert Adler Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Choreographer Willam Christensen Cast Aida, an Ethiopian slave Herva Nelli Amneris, daughter of the Egyptian King Blanche Thebom Radames, Captain of the Egyptian Guard Mario Del Monaco Amonasro, King of Ethiopia, Aida's father Frank Guarrera Ramfis, High Priest of Isis Nicola Moscona King of Egypt Desire Ligeti Messenger James Schwabacher Priestess Margaret Roggero Solo Dancer(s) Sally Bailey Show Dates Sat, Nov 1 1952, 8pm Time and Place In Pharaohs' Time; Memphis and Thebes Scenes Act I, Scene 1 -- Hall in King's Palace at Memphis Scene 2 -- Temple of Isis Act II, Scene 1 -- A Hall in Amneris's Apartment Scene 2 -- The Gate of Thebes Act III -- Shores of Nile near Temple of Isis Act IV, Scene 1 -- Outside the Judgment Hall Scene 2, -- Above: In Temple of Vulcan; Below: Vault beneath the Temple Notes Corps de Ballet The curtain time is a guess; records preserved everything but those.