Composer Giuseppe Verdi Librettist Antonio Ghislanzoni Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue Civic Auditorium Season 1926 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Gaetano Merola Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Cast Aida Claudia Muzio Amneris Kathryn Meisle Radames Antonio Cortis Amonasro Richard Bonelli Ramfis Marcel Journet King of Egypt Antonio Nicolich Priestess Marcella Knierr Messenger Nazareth Regoli Show Dates Fri, Oct 1 1926, 8pm Time and Place Egypt Scenes Act I, Scene 1 -- A Hall in the Palace Scene 2 -- The Temple of Vulcan Act II, Scene 1 -- A Hall in Amneris's Apartment Scene 2 -- Without the City Walls Act III -- The Banks of the Nile; Moonlight Act IV, Scene 1 -- A Room in the Palace Scene 2 -- Interior of the Temple of Vulcan; Below, a subterranean apartment, Tomb of Radames Notes The 8 p.m. starting time is a guess; the bound program volumes didn't include this particular opera.