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 276-300 of 358 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia (U.K.) | WBX855 | 12-in. | 5/24/1930 | Figlia mio padre... | Mercedes Capsir ; Riccardo Stracciari | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX856 | 12-in. | 5/26/1930 | Oh! Come invero... | Dino Borgioli ; Ernesto Dominici ; Riccardo Stracciari | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX857 | 12-in. | 5/26/1930 | Il nome vostro ditemi | Dino Borgioli ; Mercedes Capsir ; Ida Mannarini ; Riccardo Stracciari | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX858 | 12-in. | 5/26/1930 | E l'ami? | Dino Borgioli ; Mercedes Capsir ; Ernesto Dominici ; Riccardo Stracciari | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX859 | 12-in. | 5/26/1930 | Che m'ami, deh ripetimi | Dino Borgioli ; Mercedes Capsir ; Eugenio Dall'Argine ; Ida Mannarini ; Guido Uxa | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX860 | 12-in. | 5/27/1930 | Ah! Veglia o donna... | Dino Borgioli ; Mercedes Capsir ; Ida Mannarini ; Riccardo Stracciari | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX861 | 12-in. | 5/27/1930 | Ah! Inseparabile... | Dino Borgioli ; Mercedes Capsir | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX862 | 12-in. | 5/27/1930 | Ah! Solo per me l'infamia | Mercedes Capsir ; Riccardo Stracciari | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX863 | 12-in. | 5/27/1930 | Parmi veder ie lacrime | Dino Borgioli | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX915 | 12-in. | 11/18/1930 | Concertato finale atto II | Ida Mannarini ; Carmelo Maugeri ; Giuseppe Nessi ; Corrado Zambelli ; Giuseppina Zinetti | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX916 | 12-in. | 11/18/1930 | Bell'alba forriera; Una vergine | Cristy Solari ; Corrado Zambelli | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX917 | 12-in. | 11/19/1930 | Duetto finale parte I | Cristy Solari ; Giuseppina Zinetti | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX918 | 12-in. | 11/19/1930 | Vien Leonora; Quando le soglie | Ida Mannarini ; Carmelo Maugeri ; Giuseppina Zinetti | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX919 | 12-in. | 11/20/1930 | Sire io ti deggio; Concertato atto 3; O ciel di quell'alma | Carmelo Maugeri ; Giuseppe Nessi ; Cristy Solari ; Corrado Zambelli ; Giuseppina Zinetti | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX920 | 12-in. | 11/20/1930 | Bei raggi lucenti; Ah! mio bene | Ida Mannarini ; Cristy Solari ; Giuseppina Zinetti | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX922 | 12-in. | 11/21/1930 | Ah! l'alto ardor; Ah! paventa il furor | Carmelo Maugeri ; Giuseppe Nessi ; Corrado Zambelli ; Giuseppina Zinetti | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX923 | 12-in. | 11/21/1930 | Leonora! Ei del suo cor; O mio Fernando | Carmelo Maugeri ; Cristy Solari ; Giuseppina Zinetti | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX924 | 12-in. | 11/21/1930 | Duetto finale parte II | Cristy Solari ; Giuseppina Zinetti | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX925 | 12-in. | 11/24/1930 | Splendon più belle; Spirto gentil | Cristy Solari | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX927 | 12-in. | 11/25/1930 | Perchè Elvira rapi | Iva Pacetti ; Gino Vanelli | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX928 | 12-in. | 11/25/1930 | Oro quant'oro; Lo vedremo o veglio audaca | Antonio Melandri ; Iva Pacetti ; Gino Vanelli ; Corrado Zambelli | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX930 | 12-in. | 12/01/1930 | Oh sommo Carlo, concertato atto III | Aristide Baracchi ; Ida Mannarini ; Antonio Melandri ; Giuseppe Nessi ; Iva Pacetti ; Gino Vanelli ; Corrado Zambelli | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX931 | 12-in. | 12/01/1930 | Concertato atto I: Non t'ascolto | Aristide Baracchi ; Ida Mannarini ; Antonio Melandri ; Giuseppe Nessi ; Iva Pacetti ; Gino Vanelli ; Corrado Zambelli | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX932 | 12-in. | 12/02/1930 | Fu esplorato del Castello; Vieni meco | Ida Mannarini ; Giuseppe Nessi ; Iva Pacetti ; Gino Vanelli ; Corrado Zambelli | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX933 | 12-in. | 12/02/1930 | Evviva beviam | Iva Pacetti | Opera | conductor |
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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LCNAR: Molajoli, Lorenzo - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82077248
Wikidata: Lorenzo Molajoli - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6680775
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/10048957
MusicBrainz: Lorenzo Molajoli - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/73fdb783-cb86-407c-8256-7c4f86cf208e
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