‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Arthur Newman

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arthur Newman

Vocals
NBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra
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

Arrigo Boito

Giuseppe Verdi

Arthur Newman

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Arturo Toscanini

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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