‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Arthur Newman

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arthur Newman

Vocals
NBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra
Arturo Toscanini

Conductor

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

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Arturo Toscanini

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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