‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Arthur Newman

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arrigo Boito

Composer
Arthur Newman

Vocals
Arturo Toscanini

Conductor
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

Arthur Newman

Arturo Toscanini

Ramón Vinay

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

On This Album

Production