‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Ben Grauer

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Herva Nelli

Vocals
Arturo Toscanini

Conductor
Arthur Newman

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

Herva Nelli

Arturo Toscanini

Arthur Newman

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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