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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 151-175 of 354 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gramophone 1329c 12-in. Fall 1907 Monologo Titta Ruffo Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1330c 12-in. 1907 Pari siamo Titta Ruffo Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone BM1336 10-in. 12/16/1929 Ninna-nanna Carlo Sabajno ; Tito Schipa Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone BM1337 10-in. 12/16/1929 Luntananza amara Carlo Sabajno ; Tito Schipa Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone BM1341 10-in. 12/17/1929 Gitana Carlo Sabajno ; Tito Schipa ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1341c 12-in. approximately Oct. 1907 Prologo Titta Ruffo Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone BM1346 10-in. 12/18/1929 Fa la nana, bambin Carlo Sabajno ; Tito Schipa Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1353c 12-in. 1907 Marcia nupcial Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Gramophone BM1358 10-in. 12/20/1929 Mandulinata 'a Napule Carlo Sabajno ; Tito Schipa Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone BM1359 10-in. 12/20/1929 A canzone 'e Napule Carlo Sabajno ; Tito Schipa Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1366½c 12-in. 1907 Preludio Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1367½c 12-in. 1907 Muerte de Isolda Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1374½c 12-in. 1907 Al levautarse el sol Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1393c 12-in. 1907 Si j'etais roi : Sinfonía Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1396c 12-in. 1907 Viaje de Siegfried Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1411c 12-in. 1907 Sinfonia : Adagio Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1412c 12-in. 1907 Sinfonia : Allegro Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1426½c 12-in. 1907 Marcha fúnebre Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1428c 12-in. 1907 Lohengrin : Prelude Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1431½c 12-in. 1907 Rienzi : Obertura Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1433½c 12-in. 1907 Obertura Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1434c 12-in. 1907 Muta di Portici : Sinfonía Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1494c 12-in. 1908 Intermezzo Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Gramophone CF1625 12-in. 4/3/1928 Ei m'ama Carlo Sabajno ; Hina Spani ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone CF1627 12-in. 4/3/1928 Ebben? Ne andrò lontana Carlo Sabajno ; Hina Spani ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
(Results 151-175 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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