‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Ben Grauer

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

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, Herva Nelli, Leslie Chabay, Nan Merriman, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Giuseppe Valdengo, Ramón Vinay, Arthur Newman, Virginio Assandri

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
NBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra
Arthur Newman

Vocals
Arturo Toscanini

Conductor

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

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Arthur Newman

Arturo Toscanini

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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