‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Herva Nelli

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

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

Arrigo Boito

Giuseppe Verdi

Herva Nelli

Arthur Newman

Ramón Vinay

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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