‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Arthur Newman

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arrigo Boito

Composer
Arthur Newman

Vocals
Herva Nelli

Vocals
Arturo Toscanini

Conductor

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

Arthur Newman

Herva Nelli

Arturo Toscanini

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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