‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Ramón Vinay

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arrigo Boito

Composer
Ramón Vinay

Tenor
Herva Nelli

Vocals
Arthur Newman

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

Ramón Vinay

Herva Nelli

Arthur Newman

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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