‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by NBC Symphony Orchestra

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
NBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra
Herva Nelli

Vocals
Arthur Newman

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

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Herva Nelli

Arthur Newman

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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