‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Ramón Vinay

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arrigo Boito

Composer
Ramón Vinay

Tenor
Arturo Toscanini

Conductor
Arthur Newman

Vocals

Ward Marston

Producer
Giovanni Zuccarelli

Cover Art
David Patmore

Liner Notes
Ward Marston

Audio Restoration, Liner Notes

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

Giuseppe Verdi

Arrigo Boito

Ramón Vinay

Arturo Toscanini

Arthur Newman

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

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