‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Ben Grauer

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arrigo Boito

Composer
Ramón Vinay

Tenor
Herva Nelli

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

Ramón Vinay

Herva Nelli

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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