‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Ben Grauer

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Herva Nelli

Vocals
Ramón Vinay

Tenor
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

Herva Nelli

Ramón Vinay

Arturo Toscanini

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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