Composer Giuseppe Verdi Librettist Antonio Ghislanzoni Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1955 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Fausto Cleva Stage Director(s) Paul Hager Revised settings and projections Leo Kerz Chorus Director Leo Mueller Choreographer Willam Christensen Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Aida, an Ethiopian slave Renata Tebaldi Radames, Captain of the Egyptian Guard Roberto Turrini Amneris, daughter of the Egyptian King Claramae Turner(9/15, 10/16) Nell Rankin(9/22) Amonasro, King of Ethiopia, Aida's father Leonard Warren Ramfis, High Priest of Isis Giorgio Tozzi King of Egypt Desire Ligeti Messenger Virginio Assandri Priestess Margaret Roggero Solo Dancer(s) Nancy Johnson Conrad Ludlow Show Dates Thu, Sep 15 1955, 8pm Thu, Sep 22 1955, 8pm Sun, Oct 16 1955, 2pm 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, 1955. Photographer: Maria Jeanette/San Francisco Opera. Leonard Warren (Amonasro) Credit Maria Jeanette Image Aida, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1955. Photographer: Robert Lackenbach/San Francisco Opera. Claramae Turner (Amneris) Credit Lackenbach Image Aida, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1955. Photographer: Robert Lackenbach/San Francisco Opera. Kurt Herbert Adler (Chorus Director), Renata Tebaldi (Aida) Credit Lackenbach Image Aida, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1955. Photographer: Robert Lackenbach/San Francisco Opera. Renata Tebaldi (Aida) Credit Lackenbach Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1955_01_compressed.pdf (9.7 MB) Sponsors The Projection Equipment is donated by the San Francisco Opera Guild Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- "Aida" opened San Francisco Opera's 1955 season.
Image Aida, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1955. Photographer: Maria Jeanette/San Francisco Opera. Leonard Warren (Amonasro) Credit Maria Jeanette
Image Aida, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1955. Photographer: Robert Lackenbach/San Francisco Opera. Claramae Turner (Amneris) Credit Lackenbach
Image Aida, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1955. Photographer: Robert Lackenbach/San Francisco Opera. Kurt Herbert Adler (Chorus Director), Renata Tebaldi (Aida) Credit Lackenbach
Image Aida, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1955. Photographer: Robert Lackenbach/San Francisco Opera. Renata Tebaldi (Aida) Credit Lackenbach