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Nan Merriman
voc, 1920-2012 US, Pittsburgh
Musician of Classical
Katherine Ann "Nan" Merriman (April 28, 1920 – July 22, 2012) was an American operatic mezzo-soprano.A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she studied singing in Los Angeles with Alexis Bassian[who?] and Lotte Lehmann. By the age of twenty she was singing on Hollywood film soundtracks and it was there that she was spotted by Laurence Olivier. He picked Merriman to accompany him and his wife, actress Vivien Leigh, on a tour of Romeo and Juliet, where she performed songs during the set changes.
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Così fan tutte, K. 588: Act I Scene 2: Soave sia il vento (Fiordiligi, Dorabella, Don Alfonso) on Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Così fan tutte, Act I, Scene 2: "Oh, Dei, come veloce se ne va quella barca!" on Mozart: Così fan tutte by Various Artists Falstaff, Act I, Scene Two: Fulgida Alice! amor t'offro on Verdi: Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi & Herbert von Karajan Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IV. Presto - Allegro assai on Arturo Toscanini Conducts Beethoven by Ludwig van Beethoven, Arturo Toscanini & NBC Symphony Orchestra Falstaff, Act III, Scene Two: Un coro e terminiam la scena....Tutto nel mondo è burla (Falstaff/Ford/Tutti) on Verdi: Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi & Herbert von Karajan Falstaff, Act I, Scene One: Falstaff! Olà! (Dr.Caio/Falstaff/Bardolfo/Pistola) on Verdi: Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi & Herbert von Karajan Falstaff, Act I, Scene Two: Alice...Meg...Nannetta (Meg/Alice/Quickly/Nannetta) on Verdi: Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi & Herbert von Karajan Siete Canciones Populares Españolas: Asturiana - Remastered on Recital de Canciones Españolas by Nan Merriman & Gerald Moore Dos Cantares Populares - Remastered on Recital de Canciones Españolas by Nan Merriman & Gerald Moore Siete Canciones Populares Españolas: Polo - Remastered on Recital de Canciones Españolas by Nan Merriman & Gerald MooreTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mefistofele / I Lombardi • Rigoletto (Excerpts) | Arrigo Boito / Giuseppe Verdi - Zinka Milanov • Nan Merriman • Jan Peerce • Leonard Warren • Nicola Moscona, Arturo Toscanini, NBC Symphony Orchestra | 2017 | Album |
| Das Lied Von Der Erde | Gustav Mahler - Nan Merriman | 2001 | Album |
| Rigoletto | Giuseppe Verdi - Leonard Warren, Erna Berger, Jan Peerce, Nan Merriman, The Robert Shaw Chorale | 2001 | Compil. |
| Cosi Fan Tutte (Highlights) | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Nan Merriman, Rolando Panerai, Leopold Simoneau, Lisa Otto, Sesto Bruscantini, Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan | 1993 | Album |
| Das Lied Von Der Erde | Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, Gustav Mahler, NDR Sinfonieorchester, Nan Merriman, Fritz Wunderlich | 1993 | Album |
| El Amor Brujo | Manuel De Falla, The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Leopold Stokowski With Nan Merriman | 1993 | Album |
| Falstaff | Giuseppe Verdi - Giuseppe Valdengo • Herva Nelli • Nan Merriman • Cloe Elmo • Frank Guerrero • Teresa Stich-Randall, Arturo Toscanini, NBC Symphony Orchestra | 1990 | Album |
| Arturo Toscanini : Beethoven Symphony No. 9 "Choral" Coriolan Overture | Arturo Toscanini • Eileen Farrell • Nan Merriman • Jan Peerce • Norman Scott • The Robert Shaw Chorale • NBC Symphony Orchestra / Ludwig van Beethoven | 1990 | Album |
| Rigoletto | Giuseppe Verdi - Leonard Warren, Erna Berger, Jan Peerce, Nan Merriman, The Robert Shaw Chorale | 1990 | Album |
| Highlights From Verdi's Rigoletto | Giuseppe Verdi / Erna Berger · Nan Merriman · Jan Peerce · Leonard Warren · Italo Tajo · Renato Cellini · The Robert Shaw Chorale · Robert Shaw | 1989 | Album |
| Ninth Symphony | Arturo Toscanini • Eileen Farrell • Nan Merriman • Jan Peerce • Norman Scott • The Robert Shaw Chorale • NBC Symphony Orchestra / Ludwig van Beethoven | 1987 | Album |
| Sings French And Spanish Songs | Nan Merriman | 1986 | Compil. |
| Le Chant De La Terre - Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen | Gustav Mahler - Ernst Haefliger, Nan Merriman, Concertgebouworkest, Eduard van Beinum | 1985 | Album |
| Ninth Symphony | Arturo Toscanini • Eileen Farrell • Nan Merriman • Jan Peerce • Norman Scott • The Robert Shaw Chorale • NBC Symphony Orchestra / Ludwig van Beethoven | 1970 | Album |
| Das Lied Von Der Erde | Gustav Mahler - Nan Merriman, Ernst Haefliger, Concertgebouworkest, Eugen Jochum | 1963 | Album |
| Così Fan Tutte | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Nan Merriman, Lisa Otto, Leopold Simoneau, Rolando Panerai, Sesto Bruscantini, Philharmonia Chorus And Philharmonia Orchestra Conducted By Herbert von Karajan | 1955 | Album |
| You And The Night And The Music / Time On My Hands, You In My Arms | Nan Merriman | Album | |
| A Spanish Song Recital | Nan Merriman / Gerald Moore | Album | |
| A french song recital | Nan Merriman, Gerald Moore | Album | |
| Che Faro Senza Euridice / Rondo Gavotte: Me Voici Dans Son Boudoir | Nan Merriman | Album | |
| June Is Bustin' Out All Over / If I Loved You | Thomas L. Thomas, Nan Merriman | Album |
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