‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Ben Grauer

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arthur Newman

Vocals
Ramón Vinay

Tenor
NBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra

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

Arthur Newman

Ramón Vinay

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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