‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Ramón Vinay

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Ramón Vinay

Tenor
Arthur Newman

Vocals
NBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra

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

Ramón Vinay

Arthur Newman

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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