‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Ben Grauer

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arrigo Boito

Composer
Herva Nelli

Vocals
NBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra
Arthur Newman

Vocals

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

Herva Nelli

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Arthur Newman

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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