‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Arthur Newman

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arthur Newman

Vocals
Herva Nelli

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

Arthur Newman

Herva Nelli

Ramón Vinay

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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