Nan Merriman
Nan Merriman was an American mezzo-soprano, admired in opera, concert and recital repertory. She sang widely in Europe and the United States and became especially associated with Mozart, French music and song.
In the Pristine catalogue she appears in Karajan’s Mozart Così fan tutte, Stokowski’s Falla, and Toscanini’s Verdi Falstaff.
Merriman’s singing combined warmth, clarity and a finely poised sense of style,...
BEETHOVEN Missa Solemnis in D major, Op. 123
Recorded by RCA in Carnegie Hall, New York on 30-31 March and 2 April, 1953
Total duration: 74:12
Lois Marshall, soprano
Nan Merriman, mezzo-soprano
Eugene Conley, tenor
Jerome Hines, bass
NBC Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw Chorale
conducted by Arturo Toscanini
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 'Choral'
Recorded 1952
Total duration: 65:06
Eileen Farrell, soprano
Nan Merriman, mezzo
Jan Peerce, tenor
Norman Scott, bass
Robert Shaw Chorale
NBC Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Arturo Toscanini
VERDI Falstaff
Live broadcast recordings, 1950
Total duration: 1hr 57:32
Falstaff - Giuseppe Valdengo
Mistress Alice Ford - Herva Nelli
Mistress Meg Page - Nan Merriman
Mistress Quickly - Cloë Elmo
Ford - Frank Guarrera
Robert Shaw Chorale
directed by Robert Shaw
NBC Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Arturo Toscanini
VERDI Otello
Broadcast 1: 6th December, 1947 (Acts 1 & 2)
Broadcast 2: 13th December, 1947 (Acts 3 & 4)
Total duration: 2hrs 15min 58sec
NBC Symphony Orchestra and Choruses
conducted by Arturo Toscanini
MAHLER Symphony No. 4
MAHLER Das Lied von der Erde
MAHLER Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (2 performances)
Recorded 1946-56
Total duration: 2hr 25:56
Margaret Ritchie, soprano
Nan Merriman, contralto
Eugenia Zareska, contralto
Ernst Haefliger, tenor
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam
Conducted by Eduard van Beinum