‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by NBC Symphony Orchestra

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arrigo Boito

Composer
NBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra
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

Giuseppe Verdi

Arrigo Boito

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Arthur Newman

Arturo Toscanini

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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