‎Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording) by Arturo Toscanini

Opening Announcement for 6 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:47

Act I: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:35

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

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

4:16

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

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

4:43

Act I: Fuoco Di Gioia! (Chorus)

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

2:43

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

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

1:14

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

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

3:52

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

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

1:22

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

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

3:27

Act I: Gia Nelle Notte (Otello, Desdemona)

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

1:40

Act I: Quando Narravi (Desdemona, Otello)

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

2:57

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

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

4:38

Act II: Spoken Synopsis

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

3:02

Act II: Non Ti Cruciar (Iago, Cassio)

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

2:18

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

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

4:27

Act II: Eccola (Iago)

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

1:21

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

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

4:02

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

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

4:48

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

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

4:40

Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago)

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

1:39

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

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

3:31

Act II: Era la Notte (Iago, Otello)

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

3:55

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

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

6:08

Opening Announcement for 13 December 1947 Broadcast

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

1:24

Act III: Spoken Synopsis

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

1:25

Act III: Introduction

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

1:06

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

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

1:10

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

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

9:11

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

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

3:44

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

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

3:40

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

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

1:46

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

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

1:17

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

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

5:02

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

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

9:48

Act IV: Spoken Synopsis

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

2:52

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

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

3:24

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

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

6:30

Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona)

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

6:28

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

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

3:11

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

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

3:08

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

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

9:48

Arrigo Boito

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Composer
Arturo Toscanini

Conductor
Herva Nelli

Vocals
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

Arrigo Boito

Giuseppe Verdi

Arturo Toscanini

Herva Nelli

NBC Symphony Orchestra

Production

Verdi: Otello (1947 Recording)

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