‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Ben Grauer

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arrigo Boito

Composer
Herva Nelli

Vocals
Arturo Toscanini

Conductor
NBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra

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

Herva Nelli

Arturo Toscanini

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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