‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Arthur Newman

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arthur Newman

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

Arrigo Boito

Giuseppe Verdi

Arthur Newman

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Ramón Vinay

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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