‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Ben Grauer

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arrigo Boito

Composer
Arthur Newman

Vocals
Herva Nelli

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

Giuseppe Verdi

Arrigo Boito

Arthur Newman

Herva Nelli

Arturo Toscanini

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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