‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Arthur Newman

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

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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