‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Ben Grauer

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arrigo Boito

Composer
Arturo Toscanini

Conductor
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

Giuseppe Verdi

Arrigo Boito

Arturo Toscanini

Arthur Newman

Herva Nelli

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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