‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Ben Grauer

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Ramón Vinay

Tenor
Arthur Newman

Vocals
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

Ramón Vinay

Arthur Newman

Herva Nelli

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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