‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Ben Grauer

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Herva Nelli

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

Herva Nelli

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Arturo Toscanini

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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