‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Herva Nelli

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arrigo Boito

Composer
Herva Nelli

Vocals
Arturo Toscanini

Conductor
Arthur Newman

Vocals

Ward Marston

Producer
Giovanni Zuccarelli

Cover Art
David Patmore

Liner Notes
Ward Marston

Audio Restoration, Liner Notes

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

Giuseppe Verdi

Arrigo Boito

Herva Nelli

Arturo Toscanini

Arthur Newman

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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