‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Arthur Newman

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

Ramón Vinay, Arthur Newman, Nan Merriman, Arturo Toscanini, Leslie Chabay, Virginio Assandri, 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)

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arthur Newman

Vocals
Arturo Toscanini

Conductor
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

Arturo Toscanini

Herva Nelli

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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