‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by NBC Symphony Orchestra

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
NBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra
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

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Arturo Toscanini

Ramón Vinay

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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