‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Arthur Newman

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arrigo Boito

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

Giuseppe Verdi

Arrigo Boito

Arthur Newman

Herva Nelli

Arturo Toscanini

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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