‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by NBC Symphony Orchestra

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
NBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra
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

Arrigo Boito

Giuseppe Verdi

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Herva Nelli

Arturo Toscanini

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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