‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Ben Grauer

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arrigo Boito

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

Giuseppe Verdi

Arrigo Boito

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Arthur Newman

Arturo Toscanini

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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