‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Herva Nelli

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

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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