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San Francisco War Memorial 1952 Aida Page 1 of 2 Opera Assn. Opera House Aida (in Italian) Opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi Libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni Conductor CAST Kurt Herbert Adler Aida, an Ethiopian slave Mary Curtis Stage director Herva Nelli (9/28, 10/18) Armando Agnini Amneris, daughter of the Egyptian King Blanche Thebom Choreographer Fedora Barbieri (10/18) Willam Christensen Radames, captain of the Egyptian guard Mario Del Monaco Amonasro, King of Ethiopia, Aida's father Giuseppe Valdengo Ramfis, High Priest of Isis Italo Tajo Nicola Moscona (10/18) The King of Egypt Desire Ligeti Jan Gbur (9/28) Messenger James Schwabacher Priestess Margaret Roggero Solo dancer Sally Bailey (9/23,28) *Role debut †U.S. opera debut PLACE AND TIME: In Pharaohs' Time; Memphis and Thebes Tuesday, September 23 1952, at 8:00 PM Act I, Scene 1 -- Hall in King's Palace at Memphis Sunday, September 28 1952, at 2:00 PM Scene 2 -- Temple of Isis Saturday, October 18 1952, at 8:00 PM 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 San Francisco War Memorial 1952 Aida Page 2 of 2 Opera Assn. Opera House Sponsors: Notes: Corps de Ballet (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.

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