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Aida (Seattle)

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Company
San Francisco Opera Association Touring
Location
Seattle, WA
Venue
Seattle Civic Auditorium
Season
1947
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Chorus Director
Choreographer

Cast

Aida, an Ethiopian slave
Amneris, daughter of the Egyptian King
Radames, Captain of the Egyptian Guard
Amonasro, King of Ethiopia, Aida's father
Ramfis, High Priest of Isis
King of Egypt
Messenger
Priestess
Premiere danseuse

Show Dates

Time and Place

In Pharaoh's Time; Memphis and Thebes

Scenes

Act I, Scene 1 -- Hall in King's Palace at Memphis
Act I, Scene 2 -- Temple of Isis
Act II, Scene 1 -- A Hall in Amneris's Apartment
Act II, Scene 2 -- The Gate of Thebes
Act III -- Shores of the Nile, near Temple of Isis
Act IV, Scene 1 -- Outside the Judgment Hall
Act IV, Scene 2 -- Above: In Temple of Vulcan; Below: Vault beneath the Temple

Notes

The Seattle performance of September 8th was the first performance of the 1947 San Francisco Opera season.

Corps de Ballet

Priests, Priestesses, Ministers, Captains, Soldiers, Officials, Ethiopian Slaves and Prisoners, Egyptians, etc.