‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Ben Grauer

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arthur Newman

Vocals
NBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra
Ramón Vinay

Tenor

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

Arthur Newman

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Ramón Vinay

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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