‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Arthur Newman

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

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

Arrigo Boito

Giuseppe Verdi

Arthur Newman

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Herva Nelli

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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