‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Ramón Vinay

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Ramón Vinay

Tenor
Herva Nelli

Vocals
Arthur Newman

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

Ramón Vinay

Herva Nelli

Arthur Newman

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

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