‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Arturo Toscanini

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arturo Toscanini

Conductor
Ramón Vinay

Tenor
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

Arrigo Boito

Giuseppe Verdi

Arturo Toscanini

Ramón Vinay

Arthur Newman

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

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