‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Arthur Newman

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arthur Newman

Vocals
NBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra
Arturo Toscanini

Conductor

Ward Marston

Producer
Giovanni Zuccarelli

Cover Art
David Patmore

Liner Notes
Ward Marston

Audio Restoration, Liner Notes

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

Arrigo Boito

Giuseppe Verdi

Arthur Newman

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Arturo Toscanini

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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