Composer Giuseppe Verdi Librettist Antonio Ghislanzoni Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1956 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis Stage Director(s) Paul Hager Chorus Director Gianni Lazzari Choreographer Willam Christensen Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Aida, an Ethiopian slave Leonie Rysanek Radames, Captain of the Egyptian Guard Richard Martell Amneris, daughter of the Egyptian King Nell Rankin Amonasro, King of Ethiopia, Aida's father Anselmo Colzani Ramfis, High Priest of Isis Nicola Moscona King of Egypt Desire Ligeti Messenger Virginio Assandri Priestess Katherine Hilgenberg Solo Dancer(s) Nancy Johnson Conrad Ludlow Show Dates Wed, Oct 17 1956, 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 -- In Temple of Vulcan Sponsors The Projection Equipment is donated by the San Francisco Opera Guild Dancers San Francisco Opera Corps de Ballet