‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Arthur Newman

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arthur Newman

Vocals
NBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra
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

Arthur Newman

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Herva Nelli

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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