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 101-125 of 354 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gramophone 883c 12-in. Nov. 1906 Il mio Lionel Mattia Battistini Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 884c 12-in. ca. Nov. 1906 A tanto amor Mattia Battistini Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 885c 12-in. approximately Nov. 1906 O Lisbona Mattia Battistini Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 886c 12-in. approximately Nov. 1906 Eri tu che macchiavi quell'anima? Mattia Battistini Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 888c 12-in. approximately Nov. 1906 Su queste rose Mattia Battistini Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 889c 12-in. approximately November 1906 Perchè tremar? Mattia Battistini Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 902½c 12-in. 1906 Marcha Indiana Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 922c 12-in. 1906 Preludio Atto III Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1045c 12-in. Apr. 1907 Preludio Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Gramophone BM1107 10-in. 9/20/1929 Ah! non mi ridestar Antonio Cortis ; Carlo Sabajno ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone BM1122 10-in. 9/25/1929 Apri la tua finestra Antonio Cortis ; Carlo Sabajno ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1170½c 12-in. approximately May 1907 Cessarô, i canti alfin Fernando De Lucia ; Josephina Huguet Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1171c 12-in. May 1907 Mai devi domandarmi Fernando De Lucia ; Josephina Huguet Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1172c 12-in. approximately May 1907 Mia madre vedo ancor Fernando De Lucia ; Josephina Huguet Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1173c 12-in. approximately May 1907 Dammi ancor Fernando De Lucia ; Josephina Huguet Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1174c 12-in. approximately May 1907 Cigno gentil Fernando De Lucia Tenor vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1175c 12-in. ca. May 1907 Romanza del fiore Fernando De Lucia Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1177c 12-in. 1907 Prelude Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1182c 12-in. approximately Aug. 1907 Di quella pira Antonio Paoli ; Teatro alla Scala Coro Tenor vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1187c 12-in. approximately May 1907 Troncar suoi dì Francesco Cigada ; Antonio Paoli ; Aristodemo Sillich Vocal trio (tenor, baritone, and bass), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1193c 12-in. 1907 Finale ultimo Josephina Huguet ; Emanuele Ischierdo ; Clara Joanna ; Giuseppe Rossi ; Aristodemo Sillich Vocal quintet (2 sopranos, tenor, and 2 basses), with chorus and orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1208c 12-in. June 1907 Prologo Francesco Cigada Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1209½c 12-in. June 1907 Prologo Francesco Cigada Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1211½c 12-in. ca. June 1907 No, Pagliaccio, non son Antonio Paoli Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1212c 12-in. June 1907 Coro delle campane Teatro alla Scala Coro ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Chorus and orchestra conductor  
(Results 101-125 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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