‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Arturo Toscanini

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arturo Toscanini

Conductor
Herva Nelli

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

Arturo Toscanini

Herva Nelli

Ramón Vinay

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

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