‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Ben Grauer

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

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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