Composer Giuseppe Verdi Librettist Antonio Ghislanzoni Company San Francisco Opera Association Touring Location San Diego, CA Venue San Diego Fox Theatre Season 1957 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli Stage Director(s) Carlo Piccinato Chorus Director Gianni Lazzari Choreographer Willam Christensen Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Aida, an Ethiopian slave Herva Nelli Radames, Captain of the Egyptian Guard Eugene Tobin Amneris, daughter of the Egyptian King Blanche Thebom Amonasro, King of Ethiopia, Aida's father Umberto Borghi Ramfis, High Priest of Isis Nicola Moscona King of Egypt Carl Palangi Messenger Howard Fried Priestess Milla Andrew Solo Dancer(s) Nancy Johnson Richard Carter Show Dates Thu, Nov 7 1957, 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 -- In Temple of Vulcan Sponsors The Projection Equipment is donated by the San Francisco Opera Guild Notes Corps de Ballet