‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Herva Nelli

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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