‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Ben Grauer

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arrigo Boito

Composer
NBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra
Ramón Vinay

Tenor
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

Giuseppe Verdi

Arrigo Boito

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Ramón Vinay

Arthur Newman

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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