Composer
Librettist
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1945
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
Broadcast
Live radio broadcast, partial performance.
Time and Place
Memphis and Thebes in times of the pharaohs
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 the Nile, near the Temple of Isis
Act IV, Scene 1 -- Outside the Judgment Hall
Scene 2 -- Above: Temple of Vulcan; Below: Vault beneath the Temple
Notes
10/27/1945, live radio broadcast, partial performance, 10:00 to approximately 11:40 p.m.