‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Herva Nelli

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

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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