Composer Giuseppe Verdi Librettist Antonio Ghislanzoni Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1949 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor William Steinberg Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Chorus Director Kurt Herbert Adler Choreographer Willam Christensen Cast Aida, an Ethiopian slave Elisabetta Barbato Amneris, daughter of the Egyptian King Blanche Thebom Radames, Captain of the Egyptian Guard Set Svanholm Amonasro, King of Ethiopia, Aida's father Robert Weede Ramfis, High Priest of Isis Nicola Moscona(10/4) Mihaly Szekely(10/13) King of Egypt Desire Ligeti Messenger Leslie Chabay Priestess Uta Graf Solo Dancer(s) Celena Cummings Show Dates Tue, Oct 4 1949, 8pm Thu, Oct 13 1949, 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, 1949. Photographer: Paul G. Tracy/San Francisco Opera. Elisabetta Barbato (Aida), Blanche Thebom (Amneris) Credit Tracy Image Aida, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1949. Photographer: Paul G. Tracy/San Francisco Opera. Set Svanholm (Radames) Credit Tracy Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1949_01_compressed.pdf (7.09 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, 1949. Photographer: Paul G. Tracy/San Francisco Opera. Elisabetta Barbato (Aida), Blanche Thebom (Amneris) Credit Tracy
Image Aida, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1949. Photographer: Paul G. Tracy/San Francisco Opera. Set Svanholm (Radames) Credit Tracy