Aida

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Composer
Giuseppe Verdi
Librettist
Antonio Ghislanzoni
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1983-1984
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Edo de Waart
Stage Director(s)
Bruce Donnell
Set Designer(s)
Douglas Schmidt
Costume Designer(s)
Lawrence Casey
Lighting Designer
Thomas J. Munn
Chorus Director
Richard Bradshaw
Choreographer
Robert Gladstein
Musical Preparation
Susanna Lemberskaya
Svetlana Gorzhevskaya
James Johnson
Prompter
Jonathan Khuner(6/20, 23, 27, 30)
Philip Eisenberg(6/2, 6, 10, 15)
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Paula Williams
Stage Manager(s)
Jerry Sherk
Supertitles
Jerry Sherk(6/6, 20, 23, 27, 30)
Francesca Zambello(6/6, 20, 23, 27, 30)

Cast

Ramfis
Kevin Langan(6/2,6,10)
John Tomlinson(6/15,20,23,27,30)
Radames
Franco Bonisolli
Amneris
Ruza Baldani
Aida
Leontyne Price(6/2,6,10,15)
Stefka Evstatieva(6/20,23,27,30)
King of Egypt
James Patterson
Messenger
Daniel Harper
Priestess
Dolora Zajick
Amonasro
Juan Pons
Solo Dancer(s)
Antonio Lopez
Jamie Zimmermann

Show Dates

Time and Place

Epoch of the Pharaohs; Memphis and Thebes

Scenes

Act I, Scene 1 -- The King's palace at Memphis
Scene 2 -- The temple of Fthà
Scene 3 -- Amneris's apartment in the palace, Thebes
Scene 4 -- A public square in Thebes
Act II -- The banks of the Nile, outside the temple of Isis
Act III, Scene 1 -- The judgment hall
Scene 2 -- A tomb below the temple

Media

Acknowledgements

This production was made possible in 1981 through the generous sponsorship of an anonymous friend of the San Francisco Opera

Notes

1984 Summer Season

Scenery constructed in San Francisco Opera Scenic Studios

Costumes executed by
Michael-Jon Costumes
San Francisco Opera Costume Shop
John Reid Costumes

Supertitles are provided through the generous support of the San Francisco Opera Guild

Auxiliary chorus in the Triumphal Scene composed of members of "Sacred and Profane," a chamber chorus.

The children appearing in "Aida" are students of San Francisco Ballet School
Richard L. Cammack, Director

CORPS DE BALLET
Johanna Baer
Anne Egan
Carolyn Houser
Amy Laszlo
Sherri Parks
Cherie Pelletier
Debra Rose

Christian Cederlund
Gregory Gonzales
Gregory Lara
Ian Leffler
Karstyn McCoy
John Norris

BALLET CHILDREN
Liza Green
Kristin Julian
Kristy Leyba
Christin Mills
Patrick Murphy
Kim Payton
Amanda Walker

SUPERNUMERARIES
Traudi Albert
Joyce Barnett
Katherine Brazaitis
Dorothy Brown
Madeline Chase
Huguette Combs
Renée DeJarnatt
Carol Dunlap
Pat DuVal
Esther Erford
Jennifer Heglar
-Nina Izotoff
Janet Morse
Holly Morrison
Marta Ann Osterloh
Miriam Preece
Marcia Tusting
Carolyn Waugh

Arthur Allison
John Almond
Zoltan Andahazy
Richard Ares
Sky Bamford
Stephen Bartlett-Re
Franklin Bauer
Steve Bauman
Robert Belt
Ben Bolt
Mark Bowers
Rick Brandon
Bruce Brown
Tony Bua
Don Burks
Richard Campbell
Roy Clark
Stewart Clark
David Clover
Wayne Coleman
Rudy Cook
Kermit DuVal
William Easley
Michael Fallon
Peter Felleman
Tom Ford
Joel Fort
Kurt Frank
Keith Franke
Mickey Frettoloso
John Gallup
Eugenio Gamez
Michael German
Rex Golightly
Albert Goodwyn
Robert Grinslade
Buzz Handley
Devoy Harris
Paul Hayes
Rodger Heglar
Mark Huelsmann
John Janonis
Paul Johanson
Dean Johnson
Richard Jones
Chris Jovino
Chris Judge
Julius Karoblis
Joe Kelley
David Lajala
Jay Lanahan
Darrell Lauer
Ronaldo Lecayo
Ramon Martinez
Darrell Marick
Roger Marquardt
Eugene Masciarelli
Jerry Masteller
Berri McBride
Lindsay McCall
Robert McGeary
Michael McIntosh
Tom McMahon
Stephen Mette
Larry Millner
Michael Milozzo
David Milozzo
Bob Mitchell
Chris Montana
Roberto Moreiras
Allen Miller
Ray Morgan
Edwin Morse
Malcolm Mosher
George Nelson
Paul Newman
Chris Noll
Jeff Nuno
Kevon Oxley
Richard Pallowick
Robert Passig
Tom Purcell
Paul Ricks
Antonio Rivera
John Robinson
David Rooney
Steven Rosen
Will Rutland
Jordan Sachs
Karl Schulze
Andrew Scurr
Chris Sheffield
Noel Skidmore
Jeff Skidmore
John Smalls
Robert Smith
Gre