‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Arturo Toscanini

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

Nicola Moscona, Ben Grauer, NBC Chorus, Arturo Toscanini, Leslie Chabay, Nan Merriman, Virginio Assandri, Arthur Newman, Ramón Vinay, 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)

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arturo Toscanini

Conductor
Arthur Newman

Vocals
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

Arturo Toscanini

Arthur Newman

Herva Nelli

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

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