‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Ben Grauer

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arrigo Boito

Composer
NBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra
Arthur Newman

Vocals
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

Giuseppe Verdi

Arrigo Boito

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Arthur Newman

Herva Nelli

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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