Title: Aida
Description: The National Negro Opera Co., Inc., with producer and managing director Mary Cardwell Dawson presents Verdi's immortal grand opera "Aida" (in English), Saturday, April 30, 1949, 8 p.m. National Guard Armory, Uriel Nespoli conductor, Cliff Holland narrator, members of the National Symphony, accompanying, participating guilds: New York, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Washington, D.C., conductor: Maestro Uriel Nespoli, artistic and chorus director: Mary Cardwell Dawson, assistant conductor: Omega King, stage director: Fausto Bozza, stage manager: Eddye Underdown, choreography, ballet: Bernice Hammond Lewis, choreography, Moorish dance and high priestess dance: Ann Francis Garnett, pianist: Doris Holland, costumes by Mullane.