‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Ben Grauer

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arthur Newman

Vocals
Arturo Toscanini

Conductor
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

Arturo Toscanini

Ramón Vinay

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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