‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Herva Nelli

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Herva Nelli

Vocals
Arturo Toscanini

Conductor
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

Arturo Toscanini

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

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