‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Arthur Newman

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arrigo Boito

Composer
Arthur Newman

Vocals
Ramón Vinay

Tenor
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

Giuseppe Verdi

Arrigo Boito

Arthur Newman

Ramón Vinay

Herva Nelli

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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