‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Ben Grauer

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

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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