‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Herva Nelli

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arrigo Boito

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

Giuseppe Verdi

Arrigo Boito

Herva Nelli

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Ramón Vinay

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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