Lorenzo Molajoli

Lorenzo Molajoli (1868 - 4 April 1939) was an Italian opera conductor who was active in recording during the 1920s and 1930s.

The facts surrounding Molajoli's career are obscure. He was born in Rome in 1868 and studied there at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia. His career began in 1891, and it would appear that much of his career prior to the First World War was spent in both North and South America, South Africa and various provincial Italian opera houses. Claims have been made that Molajoli conducted at La Scala in the inter-war years, but there is no published documentation to substantiate this assumption. What can be established is that he served with considerable distinction as the house conductor in Milan for Columbia Records, recording complete operas and accompanying a large number of singers, in addition to making recordings of a number of operatic overtures. Molajoli conducted twenty complete or abridged operas for Columbia between 1928 and 1932, including the first complete recordings of Rossini's The Barber of Seville, Ponchielli's La Gioconda and Boito's Mefistofele. His concise, trenchant and swiftly paced conducting style is in the tradition of his compatriots Arturo Toscanini and Ettore Panizza. A number of his complete opera recordings have been released on CD on Naxos and other labels. He died in Milan on 4 April 1939.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1868 (Rome), Died April 4, 1939

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1916 - 1935

Roles Represented in DAHR: conductor

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Recordings (Results 251-275 of 358 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia (U.K.) WBX704 12-in. 10/25/1929 Amaro sol per te Aristide Baracchi ; Alessandro Granda ; Bianca Scacciati Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX770 12-in. January-December 1930 Sinfonia, parte 1 Grande Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX771 12-in. January-December 1930 Sinfonia, parte 2 Grande Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX797 12-in. January-December 1930 Il sogno Grande Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX809 12-in. January-December 1930 Preludio, atto 2.o L'abbandono Grande Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX833 12-in. 5/17/1930 In testa che avete Aristide Baracchi ; Duilio Baronti ; Dino Borgioli ; Eugenio Dall'Argine ; Riccardo Stracciari ; Guido Uxa Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX834 12-in. 5/17/1930 Ch'io gli parli Aristide Baracchi ; Duilio Baronti ; Dino Borgioli ; Eugenio Dall'Argine ; Riccardo Stracciari ; Guido Uxa Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX835 12-in. 5/19/1930 Zitti zitti Duilio Baronti ; Mercedes Capsir ; Eugenio Dall'Argine ; Riccardo Stracciari ; Guido Uxa Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX836 12-in. 5/19/1930 Preludio e introduzione: Della mia bella Dino Borgioli ; Guido Uxa Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX837 12-in. 5/19/1930 Questa o quella Dino Borgioli ; Ida Mannarini Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX838 12-in. 5/19/1930 Ella mi fu rapita Dino Borgioli Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX839 12-in. 5/19/1930 Gaultier-Maldé Duilio Baronti ; Mercedes Capsir ; Eugenio Dall'Argine ; Riccardo Stracciari ; Guido Uxa Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX840 12-in. 5/31/1930 Duca, duca... Duilio Baronti ; Dino Borgioli ; Eugenio Dall'Argine ; Riccardo Stracciari ; Guido Uxa Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX841 12-in. 5/20/1930 Al suo sposo Duilio Baronti ; Eugenio Dall'Argine ; Anna Novi ; Riccardo Stracciari ; Guido Uxa Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX842 12-in. 5/21/1930 Miei signori perdono Duilio Baronti ; Mercedes Capsir ; Eugenio Dall'Argine ; Riccardo Stracciari ; Guido Uxa Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX843 12-in. 5/21/1930 Paria...siam soli Mercedes Capsir ; Riccardo Stracciari Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX844 12-in. 5/22/1930 Quel vecchio maledivami Ernesto Dominici ; Riccardo Stracciari Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX846 12-in. 5/22/1930 Caro nome Mercedes Capsir Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX847 12-in. 5/22/1930 Compluto pur quanto... Duilio Baronti ; Mercedes Capsir ; Riccardo Stracciari Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX848 12-in. 5/22/1930 E' là il vostr'uomo Dino Borgioli ; Mercedes Capsir ; Anna Masetti-Bassi ; Riccardo Stracciari Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX849 12-in. 5/22/1930 Ah! Ah! rido ben di cuore Dino Borgioli ; Mercedes Capsir ; Anna Masetti-Bassi ; Riccardo Stracciari Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX850 12-in. 5/23/1930 Venti scudi hal tu detto? Dino Borgioli ; Ernesto Dominici ; Anna Masetti-Bassi ; Riccardo Stracciari Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX851 12-in. 5/23/1930 Ah! più non ragiono Mercedes Capsir ; Ernesto Dominici ; Anna Masetti-Bassi Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX852 12-in. 5/23/1930 Su spiacciati, presto... Mercedes Capsir ; Ernesto Dominici ; Anna Masetti-Bassi ; Riccardo Stracciari Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX854 12-in. 5/24/1930 E' dessa!... Mercedes Capsir ; Riccardo Stracciari Opera conductor  
(Results 251-275 of 358 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Molajoli, Lorenzo," accessed November 23, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/354530.

Molajoli, Lorenzo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/354530.

"Molajoli, Lorenzo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 November 2024.

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