‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Herva Nelli

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Herva Nelli

Vocals
Arturo Toscanini

Conductor
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

Arturo Toscanini

Arthur Newman

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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