‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Arthur Newman

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arthur Newman

Vocals
Arturo Toscanini

Conductor
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

Arturo Toscanini

Herva Nelli

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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