Composer
Librettist
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1957
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Chorus Director
Choreographer
Costumers
Cast
Aida, an Ethiopian slave
Leontyne Price(10/18,23)
Leonie Rysanek(10/21)
Radames, Captain of the Egyptian Guard
Amneris, daughter of the Egyptian King
Blanche Thebom(10/18)
Claramae Turner(10/21,23)
Amonasro, King of Ethiopia, Aida's father
Ramfis, High Priest of Isis
King of Egypt
Messenger
Priestess
Solo Dancer(s)
Show Dates
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
Notes
After the originally-scheduled Aida, Antonietta Stella, cancelled all three of her scheduled performances of "Aida," two of them were taken over by Leontyne Price, who had planned to sing the role later in Europe. Thus, Leontyne Price's first Aida, and one for the history books.
The third performance was taken over by Leonie Rysanek.
The performance of October 23 had the following heading: Twelfth Anniversary of Ratification of the United Nations Charter in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco