‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by NBC Symphony Orchestra

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
NBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra
Arturo Toscanini

Conductor
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

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Arturo Toscanini

Herva Nelli

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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