‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Ben Grauer

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arrigo Boito

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

Giuseppe Verdi

Arrigo Boito

Arthur Newman

Ramón Vinay

Arturo Toscanini

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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