‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Herva Nelli

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

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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