‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by NBC Symphony Orchestra

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
NBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra
Arturo Toscanini

Conductor
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

Arrigo Boito

Giuseppe Verdi

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Arturo Toscanini

Herva Nelli

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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