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 351-354 of 354 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gramophone 19088b 10-in. 4/2/1915 Tu qui, Santuzza? Giorgina Ermolli ; Francesco Tuminello Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 19089b 10-in. 4/7/1915 Turiddu mi tolse l’onore Giorgina Ermolli ; Enrico Perna Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 19092b 10-in. 4/9/1915 Comare Santa, allor Giorgina Ermolli ; Enrico Perna Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 19093b 10-in. 4/9/1915 Il cavallo scalpita Enrico Perna Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra and chorus conductor  
(Results 351-354 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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URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103658

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