‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by NBC Symphony Orchestra

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arrigo Boito

Composer
NBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra
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

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Arthur Newman

Herva Nelli

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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