‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Ben Grauer

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Ramón Vinay

Tenor
Arthur Newman

Vocals
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

Ramón Vinay

Arthur Newman

Herva Nelli

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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