Composer Giuseppe Verdi Librettist Antonio Ghislanzoni Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1933 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Gaetano Merola Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Chorus Master Antonio Dell'Orefice Incidental Dances Arranged by Adolph Bolm Cast Aida, an Ethiopian slave Claudia Muzio Amneris, daughter of the Egyptian King Kathryn Meisle Radames, Captain of the Egyptian Guard Giovanni Martinelli Amonasro, King of Ethiopia, Aida's father Richard Bonelli Ramfis, High Priest of Isis Ezio Pinza King of Egypt Louis D'Angelo Messenger Ludovico Oliviero Priestess Ester Folli Principal Dancer(s) Elise Reiman Evelyn Wenger Irene Isham Maclovia Ruiz Show Dates Wed, Nov 8 1933, 8pm Time and Place In Pharaohs' Time; Memphis and Thebes Scenes Act I, Scene 1 -- Hall in the King's Palace in 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 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 Media Image Aida, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1933. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble Credit Morton Image Aida, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1933. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Giovanni Martinelli (Radames), Louis d’Angelo (King of Egypt), Kathryn Meisle (Amneris) Credit Morton Image Aida, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1933. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Giovanni Martinelli (Radames), Claudia Muzio (Aida), Louis d’Angelo (King of Eqypt), Kathryn Meisle (Amneris) Credit Morton Image Aida, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1933. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Katheryn Meisle (Amneris) Credit Morton Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1933_01_compressed.pdf (2.75 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. ---------------------
Image Aida, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1933. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble Credit Morton
Image Aida, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1933. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Giovanni Martinelli (Radames), Louis d’Angelo (King of Egypt), Kathryn Meisle (Amneris) Credit Morton
Image Aida, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1933. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Giovanni Martinelli (Radames), Claudia Muzio (Aida), Louis d’Angelo (King of Eqypt), Kathryn Meisle (Amneris) Credit Morton
Image Aida, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1933. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Katheryn Meisle (Amneris) Credit Morton