‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Ben Grauer

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arrigo Boito

Composer
Arthur Newman

Vocals
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

Arthur Newman

Herva Nelli

Arturo Toscanini

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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