‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by NBC Symphony Orchestra

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
NBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra
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

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Ramón Vinay

Arturo Toscanini

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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