‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Ben Grauer

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arthur Newman

Vocals
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

Arthur Newman

Arturo Toscanini

Herva Nelli

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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