‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Ramón Vinay

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Ramón Vinay

Tenor
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

Ramón Vinay

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Herva Nelli

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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