Composer Giuseppe Verdi Librettist Antonio Ghislanzoni Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1947 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Paul Breisach Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Chorus Director Kurt Herbert Adler Choreographer Willam Christensen Cast Aida, an Ethiopian slave Stella Roman Amneris, daughter of the Egyptian King Blanche Thebom Radames, Captain of the Egyptian Guard Kurt Baum Amonasro, King of Ethiopia, Aida's father Leonard Warren Ramfis, High Priest of Isis Nicola Moscona King of Egypt Lorenzo Alvary Messenger Leslie Chabay Priestess Thelma Votipka Premiere danseuse Ruby Asquith Show Dates Thu, Sep 25 1947, 8pm Time and Place In time of the pharaohs; 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 the 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, 1947. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Nicola Moscona (Ramfis), Blanche Thebom (Amneris) Credit Strohmeyer Image Aida, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1947. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Nicola Moscona (Ramfis), Blanche Thebom (Amneris) Credit Strohmeyer Image Aida, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1947. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Stella Roman (Aida), Leonard Warren (Amonasro), Kurt Baum (Radames) Credit Strohmeyer Image Aida, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1947. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Stella Roman (Aida), Blanche Thebom (Amneris) Credit Unknown Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1947_01_compressed.pdf (7.78 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- Dancers San Francisco Opera Corps de Ballet
Image Aida, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1947. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Nicola Moscona (Ramfis), Blanche Thebom (Amneris) Credit Strohmeyer
Image Aida, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1947. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Nicola Moscona (Ramfis), Blanche Thebom (Amneris) Credit Strohmeyer
Image Aida, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1947. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Stella Roman (Aida), Leonard Warren (Amonasro), Kurt Baum (Radames) Credit Strohmeyer
Image Aida, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1947. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Stella Roman (Aida), Blanche Thebom (Amneris) Credit Unknown