‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by NBC Symphony Orchestra

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
NBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra
Arthur Newman

Vocals
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

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Arthur Newman

Ramón Vinay

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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