San Francisco War Memorial 1950 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 Fausto Cleva Aida, a Ethiopian slave Renata Tebaldi † Stage director Amneris, daughter of the Egyptian King Elena Nikolaidi Armando Agnini Radames, captain of the Egyptian guard Mario Del Monaco † Chorus Director Amonasro, King of Ethiopia, Aida's father Robert Weede Kurt Herbert Adler Ramfis, High Priest of Isis Italo Tajo Choreography by The King of Egypt Desire Ligeti Willam Christensen Yi-Kwei Sze † (10/1) Messenger Hubert Norville Caesar Curzi (10/1) Priestess Uta Graf Solo Dancer Celena Cummings *Role debut †U.S. opera debut PLACE AND TIME: In Pharaohs' Time; Memphis and Thebes Tuesday, September 26 1950, at 8:00 PM Act I, Scene 1 -- Hall in King's Palace at Memphis Sunday, October 1 1950, at 2:00 PM 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 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 1950 Aida Page 2 of 2 Opera Assn. Opera House Sponsors: Notes: "Aida" opened the 1950 season. Corps de Ballet ACKNOWLEDGMENT We again acknowledge with grateful appreciation the generously donated use of the Emporium auditorium and facilities for chorus rehearsals this year which meant both a great convenience and a substantial saving to the Opera Company. We also desire to express our deep gratitude to Miss Alice Hager for her splendid gift of French period furniture. SAN FRANCISCO OPERA ASSOCIATION.