‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by NBC Symphony Orchestra

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

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

Ramón Vinay

Arthur Newman

Production