‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Ramón Vinay

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Ramón Vinay

Tenor
Arturo Toscanini

Conductor
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

Ramón Vinay

Arturo Toscanini

Arthur Newman

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

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