‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Ben Grauer

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arrigo Boito

Composer
NBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra
Herva Nelli

Vocals
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

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Herva Nelli

Arturo Toscanini

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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