‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Arturo Toscanini

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arrigo Boito

Composer
Arturo Toscanini

Conductor
Arthur Newman

Vocals
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

Arturo Toscanini

Arthur Newman

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

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