Carlo Sabajno

Carlo Sabajno (1874 in Rosasco, Italy – 1938 in Milan) was an Italian conductor. From 1904 to 1932, he was the Gramophone Company's chief conductor and artistic director in Italy, responsible for some of the earliest full-length opera recordings, most of them with the orchestra of La Scala, Milan and prominent singers there. Particularly outstanding among these are his stately, authoritative late-1920s and early-1930s electrical recordings of Don Pasquale (with Tito Schipa in his only complete opera recording as Ernesto), Traviata (sadly limited by more than the usual cuts, but with silvery-voiced Alessandro Ziliani as Alfredo), Aida (with Irene Minghini-Cattaneo's Amneris and Aureliano Pertile's Radamès), Otello (with Apollo Granforte as a formidable Iago) and Bohème (a superb understated, but highly distinguished, collaboration with excellent, if lesser-known, singers).

Birth and Death Data: Born 1874 (Rosasco), Died 1938 (Milan)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1904 - 1932

Roles Represented in DAHR: conductor, piano

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Recordings (Results 226-250 of 354 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gramophone CF2534 12-in. 12/12/1928 Le minaccie, i fieri accenti Benvenuto Franci ; Aureliano Pertile ; Carlo Sabajno Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone CF2535 12-in. 12/12/1928 Invano, Alvaro! Benvenuto Franci ; Aureliano Pertile ; Carlo Sabajno Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone CF2536 12-in. 12/12/1928 O tu bell'astro incantator Apollo Granforte ; Carlo Sabajno ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Bass vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone CF2550 12-in. 12/15/1928 Largo al factotum Apollo Granforte ; Carlo Sabajno ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone CF2551 12-in. 12/15/1928 Il balen del suo sorriso Apollo Granforte Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone BF2555 10-in. 12/17/1928 Giovinezza! (Inno ufficiale del P. N. F.) Carlo Sabajno ; Teatro alla Scala Coro ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Male vocal chorus, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone BF2556 10-in. 12/17/1928 All'armi! All'armi! (Inno Fascisti) Carlo Sabajno ; Teatro alla Scala Coro ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Male vocal chorus, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 2728f 12-in. 11/21/1908 Là ci darem là mano Graziella Pareto ; Titta Ruffo Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 2732f 12-in. 11/23/1908 Come il romito fior Titta Ruffo Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 2733f 12-in. 11/23/1908 Lassù in cielo Graziella Pareto ; Titta Ruffo Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 2735f 12-in. 11/24/1908 Cortigiani, vil razza dannata Titta Ruffo Baritone vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 2736f 12-in. 11/25/1908 Cancion del toreador Titta Ruffo Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra and chorus conductor  
Gramophone Bb2843 10-in. 4/17/1923 A te, o cara, amore talora Miguel Fleta Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone Bb2844 10-in. 4/17/1923 La donna è mobile Miguel Fleta Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 3012c 12-in. 4/2/1915 Voi lo sapete Giorgina Ermolli Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 3015c 12-in. 4/6/1915 Ah, no, Turiddu rimani Giorgina Ermolli ; Francesco Tuminello Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 3016c 12-in. 4/6/1915 Fior di giaggiolo Giorgina Ermolli ; Lena Ravelli ; Francesco Tuminello Vocal trio (soprano, mezzo-soprano, and tenor), with chorus and orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 3017c 12-in. 4/6/1915 Introduction and chorus of villagers Teatro alla Scala Coro ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Chorus, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 3018c 12-in. 4/6/1915 Chorus of villagers, part 2 Teatro alla Scala Coro ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Chorus, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 3019c 12-in. 4/7/1915 Brindisi : Viva il vino spu meggiante Francesco Tuminello Tenor vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 3020c 12-in. 4/7/1915 A casa, a casa Lena Ravelli ; Francesco Tuminello Vocal duet (mezzo-soprano and tenor), with chorus and orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 3021c 12-in. 4/8/1915 Prelude, part 2 Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 3022c 12-in. 4/8/1915 Prelude and Siciliana Teatro alla Scala Orchestra ; Francesco Tuminello Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 3024c 12-in. 4/9/1915 Mamma, quel vino è generoso Lena Ravelli ; Francesco Tuminello Vocal duet (mezzo-soprano and tenor), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 3026c 12-in. 4/9/1915 Dite, Mamma Lucia Giorgina Ermolli ; Lena Ravelli Vocal duet (2 sopranos), with orchestra conductor  
(Results 226-250 of 354 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Sabajno, Carlo," accessed October 9, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103658.

Sabajno, Carlo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 9, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103658.

"Sabajno, Carlo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 October 2024.

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