‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Ben Grauer

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arrigo Boito

Composer
Ramón Vinay

Tenor
NBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra
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

Ramón Vinay

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Arturo Toscanini

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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