‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Herva Nelli

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

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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