‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Arthur Newman

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arrigo Boito

Composer
Arthur Newman

Vocals
Arturo Toscanini

Conductor
NBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra

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

Arthur Newman

Arturo Toscanini

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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