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 301-325 of 358 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia (U.K.) | WBX934 | 12-in. | 12/02/1930 | Terzetto finale | Antonio Melandri ; Iva Pacetti ; Corrado Zambelli | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX935 | 12-in. | 12/03/1930 | Duetto e finale atto II | Antonio Melandri ; Corrado Zambelli | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX936 | 12-in. | 12/03/1930 | Congiura; Si ridesti il Leon di Castiglia | Antonio Melandri ; Corrado Zambelli | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX937 | 12-in. | 12/03/1930 | Oh de' verd'anni miei | Giuseppe Nessi ; Gino Vanelli | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX944 | 12-in. | 1/26/1931 | Chiedi all'aura lusinghiera | Inès Alfani-Tellini ; Cristy Solari | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX945 | 12-in. | 1/26/1931 | Venti scudi! e ben sonanti | Lorenzo Conati ; Cristy Solari | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX946 | 12-in. | 1/27/1931 | Caro Elisir! Sei mio! | Inès Alfani-Tellini ; Cristy Solari | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX947 | 12-in. | 1/27/1931 | Quanto amore ed ie spietata! | Inès Alfani-Tellini ; Edoardo Faticanti | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX948 | 12-in. | 1/27/1931 | Una furtiva lagrima | Cristy Solari | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX949 | 12-in. | 1/28/1931 | Coro d'introduzione; Quanto è bella quanto è cara | Inès Alfani-Tellini ; Ida Mannarini ; Cristy Solari | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX950 | 12-in. | 1/28/1931 | Della crudele isotta; Come Paride vezsoso | Inès Alfani-Tellini ; Lorenzo Conati ; Ida Mannarini ; Cristy Solari | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX951 | 12-in. | 1/28/1931 | Tran-tran in guerra ed in amore | Inès Alfani-Tellini ; Lorenzo Conati ; Ida Mannarini ; Cristy Solari | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX952 | 12-in. | 1/29/1931 | Adina, credimi | Inès Alfani-Tellini ; Lorenzo Conati ; Ida Mannarini ; Cristy Solari | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX953 | 12-in. | 1/29/1931 | Prendi, per me sei libero; El corregge ogni difetto | Inès Alfani-Tellini ; Lorenzo Conati ; Edoardo Faticanti ; Cristy Solari | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX954 | 12-in. | 1/29/1931 | Voglio dire... | Edoardo Faticanti ; Cristy Solari | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX955 | 12-in. | 1/30/1931 | Udite, udite o rustici | Edoardo Faticanti | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX1000 | 12-in. | 4/27/1931 | Dispettosetto è questo riccio | Lorenzo Conati ; Maria Zamboni | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX1002 | 12-in. | 4/27-28/1931 | E dimmi... | Lorenzo Conati ; Maria Zamboni | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX1003 | 12-in. | 4/27-28/1931 | I Madrigali! Il ballo! | Attilio Bordonali ; Lorenzo Conati ; Giuseppe Nessi ; Maria Zamboni | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX1004 | 12-in. | 4/27-28/1931 | Venite o fanciulle | Attilio Bordonali ; Lorenzo Conati ; Giuseppe Nessi | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX1005 | 12-in. | 4/28/1931 | Oh? che bei pazzi! | Aristide Baracchi ; Attilio Bordonali ; Lorenzo Conati ; Giuseppe Nessi | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX1006 | 12-in. | 5/4/1931 | Lodi aurate mormorate | Attilio Bordonali ; Giuseppe Nessi ; Maria Zamboni | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX1007 | 12-in. | 5/4/1931 | E Kate rispose al Re... | Aristide Baracchi ; Lorenzo Conati ; Francesco Merli ; Giuseppe Nessi ; Natale Villa ; Maria Zamboni | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX1008 | 12-in. | 5/5/1931 | Galanteria sta bene... | Attilio Bordonali ; Francesco Merli ; Maria Zamboni | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX1009 | 12-in. | 5/5/1931 | O tentatrice... | Francesco Merli ; Maria Zamboni | 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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