‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Herva Nelli

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

Herva Nelli, Ramón Vinay, Virginio Assandri, Giuseppe Valdengo, Arthur Newman, Nan Merriman, Ben Grauer, Arturo Toscanini, Nicola Moscona, Leslie Chabay, NBC Symphony Orchestra, NBC Chorus

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

Ben Grauer, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Herva Nelli, Arturo Toscanini, Leslie Chabay, Ramón Vinay, Arthur Newman, Nan Merriman, Giuseppe Valdengo, Virginio Assandri, Nicola Moscona, NBC Chorus

2:35

Act I: Una Vela! (Chorus, Montano, Cassio, Iago, Roderigo)

Arturo Toscanini, NBC Chorus, Ramón Vinay, Ben Grauer, Arthur Newman, Nan Merriman, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Leslie Chabay, Virginio Assandri, Giuseppe Valdengo, Herva Nelli, Nicola Moscona

4:16

Act I: Esultate! (Otello, Chorus, Iago, Roderigo)

Ramón Vinay, Arturo Toscanini, Leslie Chabay, Virginio Assandri, Ben Grauer, Giuseppe Valdengo, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Nicola Moscona, NBC Chorus, Herva Nelli, Arthur Newman, Nan Merriman

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

Virginio Assandri, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini, Giuseppe Valdengo, Ramón Vinay, Arthur Newman, Nan Merriman, NBC Chorus, Ben Grauer, Herva Nelli, Leslie Chabay, Nicola Moscona

2:43

Act I: Roderigo, Beviam! (Iago, Cassio, Chorus, Roderigo)

Nicola Moscona, Ben Grauer, Leslie Chabay, Virginio Assandri, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini, Arthur Newman, Nan Merriman, Herva Nelli, Ramón Vinay, NBC Chorus, Giuseppe Valdengo

1:14

Act I: Inaffia L'ugola! (Iago, Cassio, Roderigo, Chorus)

Ben Grauer, Herva Nelli, NBC Chorus, Giuseppe Valdengo, Nicola Moscona, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini, Ramón Vinay, Virginio Assandri, Leslie Chabay, Arthur Newman, Nan Merriman

3:52

Act I: Capitano, V'attende (Montano, Cassio, Iago, Roderigo, Chorus)

Herva Nelli, Leslie Chabay, Arthur Newman, Nan Merriman, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Nicola Moscona, Ben Grauer, Virginio Assandri, NBC Chorus, Arturo Toscanini, Giuseppe Valdengo, Ramón Vinay

1:22

Act I: Ola! Che Avvien? (Otello, Iago, Cassio, Montano)

Herva Nelli, Ramón Vinay, Giuseppe Valdengo, Arturo Toscanini, Nicola Moscona, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Virginio Assandri, NBC Chorus, Ben Grauer, Arthur Newman, Nan Merriman, Leslie Chabay

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

Giuseppe Valdengo, NBC Chorus, Arthur Newman, Nan Merriman, Virginio Assandri, Nicola Moscona, Ramón Vinay, Leslie Chabay, Arturo Toscanini, Ben Grauer, Herva Nelli, NBC Symphony Orchestra

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

Arthur Newman, Nan Merriman, NBC Symphony Orchestra, NBC Chorus, Ramón Vinay, Arturo Toscanini, Herva Nelli, Giuseppe Valdengo, Leslie Chabay, Virginio Assandri, Nicola Moscona, Ben Grauer

2:57

Act I: Venga la Morte! (Otello, Desdemona)

Herva Nelli, Giuseppe Valdengo, Ben Grauer, Ramón Vinay, Arturo Toscanini, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Leslie Chabay, NBC Chorus, Nicola Moscona, Virginio Assandri, Arthur Newman, Nan Merriman

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

NBC Chorus, Ben Grauer, Giuseppe Valdengo, Leslie Chabay, Ramón Vinay, Arthur Newman, Nan Merriman, Nicola Moscona, Virginio Assandri, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Herva Nelli, Arturo Toscanini

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

NBC Chorus, Virginio Assandri, Arthur Newman, Nan Merriman, Ramón Vinay, Arturo Toscanini, Herva Nelli, Giuseppe Valdengo, Leslie Chabay, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Ben Grauer, Nicola Moscona

2:18

Act II: Credo In un Dio Crudel, "Iago's Credo" (Iago)

Virginio Assandri, Ben Grauer, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Giuseppe Valdengo, Arturo Toscanini, Nicola Moscona, NBC Chorus, Herva Nelli, Arthur Newman, Nan Merriman, Ramón Vinay, Leslie Chabay

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

Herva Nelli, Ben Grauer, Leslie Chabay, Virginio Assandri, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Nicola Moscona, Ramón Vinay, Giuseppe Valdengo, NBC Chorus, Arthur Newman, Nan Merriman, Arturo Toscanini

1:21

Act II: Cio M'accora (Iago, Otello)

Herva Nelli, Nicola Moscona, Giuseppe Valdengo, Virginio Assandri, Ramón Vinay, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Ben Grauer, Arturo Toscanini, Leslie Chabay, NBC Chorus, Arthur Newman, Nan Merriman

4:02

Act II: Dove Guardi Splendono (Chorus, Iago, Desdemona, Otello)

Leslie Chabay, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arthur Newman, Nan Merriman, Virginio Assandri, NBC Chorus, Herva Nelli, Ramón Vinay, Ben Grauer, Nicola Moscona, Giuseppe Valdengo, Arturo Toscanini

4:48

Act II: D'un Uom Che Geme (Desdemona, Otello, Iago, Emilia)

Arturo Toscanini, Nicola Moscona, Ben Grauer, Arthur Newman, Nan Merriman, NBC Chorus, Herva Nelli, Virginio Assandri, Giuseppe Valdengo, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Leslie Chabay, Ramón Vinay

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

NBC Chorus, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini, Nicola Moscona, Leslie Chabay, Ben Grauer, Giuseppe Valdengo, Herva Nelli, Ramón Vinay, Arthur Newman, Nan Merriman, Virginio Assandri

1:39

Act II: Ora e Per Sempre Addio (Otello, Iago)

NBC Symphony Orchestra, Virginio Assandri, Ramón Vinay, Arturo Toscanini, Nicola Moscona, Arthur Newman, Nan Merriman, Ben Grauer, NBC Chorus, Herva Nelli, Giuseppe Valdengo, Leslie Chabay

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

Herva Nelli, Leslie Chabay, Ramón Vinay, Giuseppe Valdengo, Virginio Assandri, Arthur Newman, Nan Merriman, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini, Nicola Moscona, NBC Chorus, Ben Grauer

3:55

Act II: Si, Pel Ciel (Otello, Iago)

Nicola Moscona, Virginio Assandri, Ben Grauer, Leslie Chabay, Giuseppe Valdengo, Herva Nelli, NBC Chorus, Arturo Toscanini, Arthur Newman, Nan Merriman, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Ramón Vinay

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

Giuseppe Valdengo, Arthur Newman, Nan Merriman, NBC Chorus, Ramón Vinay, Herva Nelli, Nicola Moscona, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Leslie Chabay, Virginio Assandri, Arturo Toscanini, Ben Grauer

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

Giuseppe Valdengo, Ben Grauer, Leslie Chabay, Virginio Assandri, NBC Chorus, Nicola Moscona, Arturo Toscanini, Herva Nelli, Ramón Vinay, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arthur Newman, Nan Merriman

1:25

Act III: Introduction

NBC Chorus, Leslie Chabay, Giuseppe Valdengo, Nicola Moscona, Herva Nelli, Ben Grauer, Virginio Assandri, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arthur Newman, Nan Merriman, Arturo Toscanini, Ramón Vinay

1:06

Act III: La Vedetta del Porto (Herald, Otello, Iago)

NBC Chorus, Giuseppe Valdengo, Leslie Chabay, Herva Nelli, Arthur Newman, Nan Merriman, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Ramón Vinay, Virginio Assandri, Nicola Moscona, Ben Grauer, Arturo Toscanini

1:10

Act III: Dio Ti Giocondi, O Sposo (Desdemona, Otello)

NBC Chorus, Ben Grauer, Arturo Toscanini, Nicola Moscona, Ramón Vinay, Herva Nelli, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Virginio Assandri, Leslie Chabay, Arthur Newman, Nan Merriman, Giuseppe Valdengo

9:11

Act III: Dio! Mi Potevi Scagliar (Otello, Iago)

Ramón Vinay, Arthur Newman, Nan Merriman, Arturo Toscanini, Nicola Moscona, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Herva Nelli, NBC Chorus, Ben Grauer, Leslie Chabay, Virginio Assandri, Giuseppe Valdengo

3:44

Act III: Vieni, L'aula e Deserta (Iago, Cassio, Otello)

Nicola Moscona, Arthur Newman, Nan Merriman, NBC Chorus, Virginio Assandri, Giuseppe Valdengo, Ben Grauer, Leslie Chabay, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Ramón Vinay, Herva Nelli, Arturo Toscanini

3:40

Act III: Questa e una Ragna (Iago, Cassio, Otello)

Ben Grauer, Virginio Assandri, NBC Chorus, Herva Nelli, Arturo Toscanini, Arthur Newman, Nan Merriman, Leslie Chabay, Nicola Moscona, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Giuseppe Valdengo, Ramón Vinay

1:46

Act III: Come la Uccidero? (Otello, Iago, Chorus)

Nicola Moscona, Ben Grauer, Herva Nelli, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Ramón Vinay, Arturo Toscanini, Leslie Chabay, Arthur Newman, Nan Merriman, Virginio Assandri, NBC Chorus, Giuseppe Valdengo

1:17

Act III: Viva Il Leon Di San Marco! (Lodovico, Otello, Desdemona, Emilia, Iago, Roderigo, Chorus)

Herva Nelli, Virginio Assandri, Giuseppe Valdengo, Leslie Chabay, Ben Grauer, Nicola Moscona, NBC Chorus, Arthur Newman, Nan Merriman, Arturo Toscanini, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Ramón Vinay

5:02

Act III: A Terra!… Si… Nel Livido Fango (Desdemona, Emilia, Cassio, Roderigo, Lodovico, Chorus, Iago, Otello)

NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arthur Newman, Nan Merriman, Nicola Moscona, NBC Chorus, Virginio Assandri, Herva Nelli, Leslie Chabay, Arturo Toscanini, Ben Grauer, Ramón Vinay, Giuseppe Valdengo

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

Ben Grauer, Herva Nelli, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arthur Newman, Nan Merriman, Nicola Moscona, NBC Chorus, Virginio Assandri, Leslie Chabay, Arturo Toscanini, Ramón Vinay, Giuseppe Valdengo

2:52

Act IV: Era Piu Calmo? (Emilia, Desdemona)

Virginio Assandri, Arturo Toscanini, NBC Chorus, Leslie Chabay, Ramón Vinay, Ben Grauer, Giuseppe Valdengo, Nicola Moscona, Herva Nelli, Arthur Newman, Nan Merriman, NBC Symphony Orchestra

3:24

Act IV: Mia Madre Aveva una Povera Ancella, "Willow Song" (Desdemona, Emilia)

NBC Chorus, Ramón Vinay, Arturo Toscanini, Herva Nelli, Leslie Chabay, Nicola Moscona, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Giuseppe Valdengo, Virginio Assandri, Arthur Newman, Nan Merriman, Ben Grauer

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

Ben Grauer, Leslie Chabay, Virginio Assandri, NBC Chorus, Arturo Toscanini, Herva Nelli, Nicola Moscona, Ramón Vinay, Giuseppe Valdengo, Arthur Newman, Nan Merriman, NBC Symphony Orchestra

6:28

Act IV: Chi e La? (Desdemona, Otello)

Arturo Toscanini, Herva Nelli, Ramón Vinay, Arthur Newman, Nan Merriman, NBC Symphony Orchestra, NBC Chorus, Ben Grauer, Nicola Moscona, Giuseppe Valdengo, Virginio Assandri, Leslie Chabay

3:11

Act IV: Calma Come la Tomba (Otello, Emilia, Desdemona, Cassio, Iago, Lodovico, Montano)

NBC Symphony Orchestra, Herva Nelli, Ben Grauer, Ramón Vinay, Virginio Assandri, NBC Chorus, Giuseppe Valdengo, Leslie Chabay, Arturo Toscanini, Nicola Moscona, Arthur Newman, Nan Merriman

3:08

Act IV: Nium Mi Tema (Otello, Cassio, Lodovico, Montano)

NBC Chorus, Herva Nelli, Ramón Vinay, Virginio Assandri, Arthur Newman, Nan Merriman, Giuseppe Valdengo, Leslie Chabay, Nicola Moscona, Arturo Toscanini, Ben Grauer, NBC Symphony Orchestra

9:48

Ward Marston

Producer
Giovanni Zuccarelli

Cover Art
David Patmore

Liner Notes
Ward Marston

Audio Restoration, Liner Notes

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

Arrigo Boito

Giuseppe Verdi

Herva Nelli

Ramón Vinay

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Production