‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by NBC Symphony Orchestra

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arrigo Boito

Composer
NBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra
Arturo Toscanini

Conductor
Ramón Vinay

Tenor

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

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Arturo Toscanini

Ramón Vinay

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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