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
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  
(Results 276-300 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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