‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Ben Grauer

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arrigo Boito

Composer
Herva Nelli

Vocals
NBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra
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

Giuseppe Verdi

Arrigo Boito

Herva Nelli

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Ramón Vinay

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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