‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Arturo Toscanini

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arturo Toscanini

Conductor
Arthur Newman

Vocals
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

Arturo Toscanini

Arthur Newman

Herva Nelli

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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