‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by NBC Symphony Orchestra

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
NBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra
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

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Arthur Newman

Arturo Toscanini

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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