‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Herva Nelli

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Herva Nelli

Vocals
NBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra
Ramón Vinay

Tenor

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

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Ramón Vinay

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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