‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Arthur Newman

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arthur Newman

Vocals
Arturo Toscanini

Conductor
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

Arthur Newman

Arturo Toscanini

Herva Nelli

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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