‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Arthur Newman

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

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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