‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Ben Grauer

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arthur Newman

Vocals
Ramón Vinay

Tenor
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

Arrigo Boito

Giuseppe Verdi

Arthur Newman

Ramón Vinay

Arturo Toscanini

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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