‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Herva Nelli

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Herva Nelli

Vocals
Ramón Vinay

Tenor
NBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra

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

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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