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,...
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
Broadcast 1: 6th December, 1947 (Acts 1 & 2)
Broadcast 2: 13th December, 1947 (Acts 3 & 4)
Total duration: 2hrs 15min 58sec
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
