‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Arthur Newman

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arthur Newman

Vocals
Ramón Vinay

Tenor
Herva Nelli

Vocals

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

Ramón Vinay

Herva Nelli

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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