‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Ben Grauer

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

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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