‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Ramón Vinay

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Ramón Vinay

Tenor
Arthur Newman

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

Ramón Vinay

Arthur Newman

Arturo Toscanini

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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