‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Herva Nelli

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arrigo Boito

Composer
Herva Nelli

Vocals
NBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra
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

Giuseppe Verdi

Arrigo Boito

Herva Nelli

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Arthur Newman

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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