‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Ben Grauer

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

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

Arrigo Boito

Giuseppe Verdi

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Ramón Vinay

Arthur Newman

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

RECORD LABEL

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