‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Ben Grauer

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arthur Newman

Vocals
Arturo Toscanini

Conductor
Ramón Vinay

Tenor

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

Ramón Vinay

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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