‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by NBC Symphony Orchestra

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
NBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra
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

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Ramón Vinay

Herva Nelli

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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