‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Arthur Newman

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arthur Newman

Vocals
NBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra
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

Arthur Newman

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Herva Nelli

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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