‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Herva Nelli

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Herva Nelli

Vocals
Ramón Vinay

Tenor
Arthur Newman

Vocals

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

Ramón Vinay

Arthur Newman

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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