‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Ben Grauer

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arrigo Boito

Composer
Herva Nelli

Vocals
Arthur Newman

Vocals
NBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra

Ward Marston

Producer
Giovanni Zuccarelli

Cover Art
David Patmore

Liner Notes
Ward Marston

Audio Restoration, Liner Notes

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

Giuseppe Verdi

Arrigo Boito

Herva Nelli

Arthur Newman

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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