‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Herva Nelli

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Herva Nelli

Vocals
Arthur Newman

Vocals
NBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra

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

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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