‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Arthur Newman

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arthur Newman

Vocals
NBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra
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

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Herva Nelli

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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