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Interview with Herva Nelli

Title
Interview with Herva Nelli [sound recording] / Ben Grauer.
Author
Grauer, Ben.
Publication
Nov. 4, 1964.

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Additional Authors
Nelli, Herva.
Found In
Toscanini Legacy collection of sound recordings.
Description
1 sound tape reel (30:35) : analog, 15 ips., full track mono.; 10 in.
Summary
Herva Nelli, a prominent American soprano of Italian origin, successfully auditioned for Toscanini following the recommendation of Licia Albanese with whom she shared a vocal teacher, and sang the part of Desdemona in the NBC Symphony Orchestra's concert presentation of Verdi's Otello. She recalls this audition at the conductor's home and his blunt reaction: "good voice, but they taught her wrong." This concert led to the famous series of broadcasts of other Verdi works with maestro and a stage appearance at La Scala. At the end of the last conducting appearance, Toscanini gave Nelli, his protégée, his bâton that became her most important treasure.
Uniform Title
Toscanini: the man behind the legend (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Toscanini Legacy collection of sound recordings.
Subjects
Note
  • On CD with interview with Leonard Meyers, (track 1, 23 min.)
Access (note)
  • Access to original items restricted.
Event (note)
  • Recorded for an intermission feature for the radio program Toscanini: the man behind the legend, Nov. 4, 1964.
Additional Formats (note)
  • Service compact disc (1 sound disc : digital, mono. ; 4 3/4 in.) available in *LDC 45029, track 2.
Terms of Use (note)
  • No copying of private, non-commercial material is allowed without the written permission of the proprietary rights holder. For further information contact the Curator of the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
Source (note)
  • Toscanini family;
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Toscanini Legacy collection of sound recordings, *L(Special) 89-01.
Call Number
*LDC 45029, track 2
OCLC
244795373
Author
Grauer, Ben. Interviewer
Title
Interview with Herva Nelli [sound recording] / Ben Grauer.
Imprint
Nov. 4, 1964.
Event
Recorded for an intermission feature for the radio program Toscanini: the man behind the legend, Nov. 4, 1964.
Access
Access to original items restricted.
Terms Of Use
No copying of private, non-commercial material is allowed without the written permission of the proprietary rights holder. For further information contact the Curator of the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
Additional Formats
Service compact disc (1 sound disc : digital, mono. ; 4 3/4 in.) available in *LDC 45029, track 2.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Toscanini Legacy collection of sound recordings, *L(Special) 89-01.
Source
Gift; Toscanini family; 1983.
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Added Author
Nelli, Herva. Interviewee
Toscanini family. Donor NN-RHA
Added Title
Toscanini: the man behind the legend (Radio program)
Toscanini Legacy collection of sound recordings.
Found In:
Toscanini Legacy collection of sound recordings.
Research Call Number
*LDC 45029, track 2
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