‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Ben Grauer

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arthur Newman

Vocals
Arturo Toscanini

Conductor
Ramón Vinay

Tenor

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

Arturo Toscanini

Ramón Vinay

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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