‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Herva Nelli

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arrigo Boito

Composer
Herva Nelli

Vocals
Arthur Newman

Vocals
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

Giuseppe Verdi

Arrigo Boito

Herva Nelli

Arthur Newman

Ramón Vinay

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

On This Album

Production