‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Arturo Toscanini

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arturo Toscanini

Conductor
Arthur Newman

Vocals
Herva Nelli

Vocals

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

Arturo Toscanini

Arthur Newman

Herva Nelli

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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