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 126-150 of 354 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gramophone 1215½c 12-in. ca. June 1907 Un grande spettacolo Francesco Cigada ; Antonio Paoli ; Gaetano Pini-Corsi ; Giuseppe Rosci Vocal quartet (2 tenors and 2 baritones), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1216c 12-in. ca. June 1907 Un tal gioco Antonio Paoli Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone BE1216 10-in. 6/20/1923 Non sai tu Roberto D'Alessio ; Ezio Pinza Vocal duet (tenor and bass), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone BE1217 10-in. 6/20/1923 Son lo spirito Ezio Pinza ; Carlo Sabajno Bass vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1220c 12-in. June 1907 Nulla scordai Ernesto Badini ; Francesco Cigada ; Josephina Huguet Vocal trio (soprano and 2 baritones), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1221c 12-in. June 1907 So ben che difforme Francesco Cigada ; Josephina Huguet Vocal duet (soprano and baritone) with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1222½c 12-in. June 1907 La commedia Josephina Huguet ; Gaetano Pini-Corsi Vocal duet (soprano and tenor) with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1225c 12-in. June 1907 Che volo d'angelli Josephina Huguet Female vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1229c 12-in. June 1907 La commedia Francesco Cigada ; Josephina Huguet ; Gaetano Pini-Corsi Vocal trio (soprano, tenor, and bass), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1230½c 12-in. ca. June 1907 Aitalo, signore Francesco Cigada ; Josephina Huguet ; Antonio Paoli ; Gaetano Pini-Corsi Vocal quartet (soprano, 2 tenors, and baritone), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1231c 12-in. ca. June 1907 Finale, Act 2 Ernesto Badini ; Francesco Cigada ; Josephina Huguet ; Antonio Paoli ; Gaetano Pini-Corsi Vocal quintet (soprano, 2 tenors, 2 baritones), with chorus and orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1239c 12-in. 7/6/1907 No, pagliaccio non son Augusto Barbaini Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1245c 12-in. June 1907 Versa il filtro nella tazza sua! Augusto Barbaini ; Francesco Cigada ; Josephina Huguet ; Gaetano Pini-Corsi Vocal quartet (soprano, 2 tenors, and bass), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1260c 12-in. June 1907 Dio, mi potevi scagliare Antonio Paoli Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Gramophone 1263c 12-in. June 1907 Preludio Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1264c 12-in. June 1907 Cavalleria Rusticana : Intermezzo Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1269c 12-in. Oct. 1907 Sinfonía Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1274c 12-in. 1907 Ricordanze Augusto Scampini Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone BE1278 10-in. 7/10/1923 Il santo speco Ezio Pinza Bass vocal solo, with male vocal chorus and orchestra conductor  
Gramophone BE1281 10-in. 7/12/1923 Ah! del Tebro Ezio Pinza Bass vocal solo, with male vocal chorus and orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1307c 12-in. approximately Oct. 1907 Ballata d'Ofelia Maria Galvany Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1312½c 12-in. 1907 Nega se puoi la luce Maria Galvany ; Titta Ruffo Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1315c 12-in. approximately Oct. 1907 Brindisi Titta Ruffo Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1318c 12-in. 1907 Per me giunto è il dì supremo Titta Ruffo Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1328½c 12-in. 1907 Dunque io son? Maria Galvany ; Titta Ruffo Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra conductor  
(Results 126-150 of 354 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Sabajno, Carlo," accessed October 14, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103658.

Sabajno, Carlo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 14, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103658.

"Sabajno, Carlo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 14 October 2024.

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