‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Arthur Newman

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arrigo Boito

Composer
Arthur Newman

Vocals
NBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra
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

Giuseppe Verdi

Arrigo Boito

Arthur Newman

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Herva Nelli

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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