Composer
Librettist
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1952
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Cast
Aida, an Ethiopian slave
Mary Curtis-Verna(9/23)
Herva Nelli(9/28, 10/18)
Amneris, daughter of the Egyptian King
Blanche Thebom(9/23, 28)
Fedora Barbieri(10/18)
Radames, Captain of the Egyptian Guard
Amonasro, King of Ethiopia, Aida's father
Ramfis, High Priest of Isis
Italo Tajo(9/23, 28)
Nicola Moscona(10/18)
King of Egypt
Desire Ligeti(9/23, 10/18)
Jan Gbur(9/28)
Messenger
Priestess
Solo Dancer(s)
Sally Bailey(9/23, 28)
Show Dates
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
Document
SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1952_01_compressed.pdf
(7.24 MB)
Notes
To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.
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(The solo dancer was not listed in the program for October 18th)
KEETON MEMORIAL CHORUS
Arnold Baranco, Director
(Ethiopian Slaves and Prisoners)
Wanda Addison
Raynetta Clay
Ada Hill
Helen Johnson
Viola McGibboney
Gertrude Monroe
L.M. O'Connor
Melba O'Neal
Corinne Osby
Elsie Osibin
Geraldine Parham
Theresa Phillips
Juanita Roy
Justitia Scott
Flora Smith
Martha Stevenson
Carrie Wilson
Robert Frelow
Elbert Grant
Eugene Jones
William Lancaster
Harold Logwood
Jerome Swanigan
Leroy Taylor
Charles Williams