‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Herva Nelli

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arrigo Boito

Composer
Herva Nelli

Vocals
Ramón Vinay

Tenor
Arturo Toscanini

Conductor

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

Ramón Vinay

Arturo Toscanini

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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