‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Arthur Newman

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arthur Newman

Vocals
Arturo Toscanini

Conductor
Ramón Vinay

Tenor

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

Arturo Toscanini

Ramón Vinay

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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