Composer Giuseppe Verdi Librettist Antonio Ghislanzoni Company San Francisco Opera Association Touring Location Los Angeles, CA Venue Shrine Auditorium Season 1955 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Fausto Cleva Stage Director(s) Paul Hager Revised settings and projections Leo Kerz Chorus Director Leo Mueller Choreographer Willam Christensen Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Aida, an Ethiopian slave Renata Tebaldi Radames, Captain of the Egyptian Guard Roberto Turrini Amneris, daughter of the Egyptian King Claramae Turner Amonasro, King of Ethiopia, Aida's father Leonard Warren Ramfis, High Priest of Isis Giorgio Tozzi King of Egypt Desire Ligeti Messenger Virginio Assandri Priestess Margaret Roggero Solo Dancer(s) Nancy Johnson Conrad Ludlow Show Dates Wed, Oct 26 1955, 8pm Time and Place In time of the pharaohs; 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 the 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 Sponsors The Projection Equipment is donated by the San Francisco Opera Guild