‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by NBC Symphony Orchestra

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arrigo Boito

Composer
NBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra
Herva Nelli

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

Giuseppe Verdi

Arrigo Boito

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Herva Nelli

Arturo Toscanini

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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