‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Arthur Newman

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arthur Newman

Vocals
Herva Nelli

Vocals
Arturo Toscanini

Conductor

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

Herva Nelli

Arturo Toscanini

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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