‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Arthur Newman

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

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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