‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by NBC Symphony Orchestra

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
NBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra
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

Arrigo Boito

Giuseppe Verdi

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Ramón Vinay

Herva Nelli

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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