‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by NBC Symphony Orchestra

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
NBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra
Arthur Newman

Vocals
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

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Arthur Newman

Ramón Vinay

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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