Composer Giuseppe Verdi Librettist Antonio Ghislanzoni Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue Dreamland Auditorium Season 1928 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Gaetano Merola Stage and technical director Armando Agnini Chorus Master Antonio Dell'Orefice Dances arranged by Andreas Pavley Serge Oukrainsky Cast Aida Elisabeth Rethberg Amneris Marion Telva Radames Edward Johnson Amonasro Lawrence Tibbett Ramfis Ezio Pinza King of Egypt Louis D'Angelo Messenger Lodovico Oliviero High Priestess Marcella Knierr Incidental Dance Eleanora Flaige Show Dates Sat, Sep 15 1928, 8pm Time and Place Egypt Scenes Act I, Scene 1 -- A Hall in the Palace Scene 2 -- The 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 Act IV, Scene 1 -- Outside of the Judgment Hall Scene 2 -- The Tomb Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1928_01_compressed.pdf (7.86 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- "Aida" was the season opener.