Composer Giuseppe Verdi Librettist Antonio Ghislanzoni Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1937 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Gaetano Merola Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Chorus Master William Tyroler Settings designed by Armando Agnini Ballet Master Serge Oukrainsky Cast Aida, an Ethiopian slave Gina Cigna Amneris, daughter of the Egyptian King Bruna Castagna Radames, Captain of the Egyptian Guard Giovanni Martinelli Amonasro, King of Ethiopia, Aida's father Richard Bonelli Ramfis, High Priest of Isis Emanuel List(10/15) Ezio Pinza(10/26) King of Egypt Norman Cordon Messenger Ludovico Oliviero Priestess Jean Balfour Principal Dancer(s) Willette Allen Show Dates Fri, Oct 15 1937, 8pm Tue, Oct 26 1937, 8pm Broadcast Fri, Oct 15 1937, 7am Live broadcast, Act II. Time and Place In pharaohs' time; 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 Nile, near Temple of Isis Act IV, Scene 1 -- Outside the Judgment Hall Scene 2 -- Above -- In Temple of Vulcan; Below -- Vault beneath the Temple Media Image Aida, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Willette Allen (Dancer) Credit Morton Image Aida, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Gina Cigna (Aida), Richard Bonelli (Amonasro), Norman Cordon (King of Egypt) Credit Morton Image Aida, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble Credit Morton Image Aida, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Gina Cigna (Aida), Bruna Castagna (Amneris) Credit Morton Image Aida, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Gina Cigna (Aida) Credit Morton Image Aida, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Giovanni Martinelli (Radames), Bruna Castagna (Amneris) Credit Morton Image Aida, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Gina Cigna (Aida), Richard Bonelli (Amonasro), Unknown, Norman Cordon (King of Egypt), Bruna Castagna (Amneris) Credit Morton Image Aida, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Bruna Castagna (Amneris) Credit Morton Image Aida, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Carlos Jaquini (Chorusister), Jayne Cozzens (Chorister) Credit Morton Image Aida, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Gina Cigna (Aida), Bruna Castagna (Amneris) Credit Morton Image Aida, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Giovanni Martinelli (Radames) Credit Morton Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1937_01_compressed.pdf (7.34 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. ---------------------Opening Night 10/15/1937, live broadcast, Act II: "Aida, Act II: Giovanni Martinelli (Radames), Gina Cigna (Aida), Bruna Castagna (Amneris), Richard Bonelli (Amonasro), Emmanuel List, Norman Cordon; Gaetano Merola."
Image Aida, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Willette Allen (Dancer) Credit Morton
Image Aida, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Gina Cigna (Aida), Richard Bonelli (Amonasro), Norman Cordon (King of Egypt) Credit Morton
Image Aida, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble Credit Morton
Image Aida, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Gina Cigna (Aida), Bruna Castagna (Amneris) Credit Morton
Image Aida, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Gina Cigna (Aida) Credit Morton
Image Aida, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Giovanni Martinelli (Radames), Bruna Castagna (Amneris) Credit Morton
Image Aida, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Gina Cigna (Aida), Richard Bonelli (Amonasro), Unknown, Norman Cordon (King of Egypt), Bruna Castagna (Amneris) Credit Morton
Image Aida, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Bruna Castagna (Amneris) Credit Morton
Image Aida, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Carlos Jaquini (Chorusister), Jayne Cozzens (Chorister) Credit Morton
Image Aida, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Gina Cigna (Aida), Bruna Castagna (Amneris) Credit Morton
Image Aida, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Giovanni Martinelli (Radames) Credit Morton