‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Ben Grauer

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Ramón Vinay

Tenor
Arthur Newman

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

Ramón Vinay

Arthur Newman

Arturo Toscanini

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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