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 326-350 of 358 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia (U.K.) WBX1010 12-in. 5/5/1931 Ansia eterna, crudel Lorenzo Conati ; Francesco Merli ; Maria Zamboni Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX1011 12-in. 5/6/1931 Rosetta! Eh! che aria Aristide Baracchi ; Lorenzo Conati ; Francesco Merli ; Maria Zamboni Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX1012 12-in. 5/6/1931 Tuttassu me ti posa Francesco Merli ; Maria Zamboni Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX1015 12-in. 5/8/1931 Ave sera gentile Giuseppe Nessi Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX1016 12-in. 5/8/1931 L'ho lanciato al giucco Lorenzo Conati ; Anna Masetti-Bassi ; Maria Zamboni Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX1019 12-in. 5/9/1931 L'amor? l'amor! Aristide Baracchi ; Attilio Bordonali ; Lorenzo Conati ; Francesco Merli ; Giuseppe Nessi Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX1020 12-in. approximately 5/9/1931 Presto! in fila Aristide Baracchi ; Francesco Merli ; Natale Villa Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX1021 12-in. 5/11/1931 Affè Madamigella Attilio Bordonali ; Francesco Merli ; Maria Zamboni Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX1022 12-in. 5/11/1931 Lescaut? tu qui... Aristide Baracchi ; Attilio Bordonali ; Lorenzo Conati ; Francesco Merli ; Maria Zamboni Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX1023 12-in. 5/13/1931 Un asso? Mio Signore Aristide Baracchi ; Attilio Bordonali ; Lorenzo Conati ; Francesco Merli ; Giuseppe Nessi Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX1024 12-in. 5/13/1931 Donna non vidi mai Francesco Merli ; Giuseppe Nessi Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX1025 12-in. 5/15/1931 Cortese damigella Lorenzo Conati ; Francesco Merli ; Maria Zamboni Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX1026 12-in. 5/15/1931 Vedete! Io son fedele Lorenzo Conati ; Francesco Merli ; Giuseppe Nessi ; Maria Zamboni Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX1030 12-in. 5/18/1931 Intermezzo Grande Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX1031 12-in. 5/18/1931 Ah! Manon! amor mio Francesco Merli ; Maria Zamboni Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX1032 12-in. 5/19/1931 Sola, perduta, abandonata Francesco Merli ; Maria Zamboni Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX1033 12-in. 5/19/1931 Muoio scendon le tenebre Francesco Merli ; Maria Zamboni Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WB1699 10-in. 11/15/1927 Preludio parte 2a Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WB1730 10-in. 11/19/1927 Preludio parte 1a Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WB2220 10-in. 10/17/1928 Presso una catacomba Grande Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano ; Lorenzo Molajoli Orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WB2224 10-in. 11/22/1928 I pini del Gianicolo Grande Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano ; Lorenzo Molajoli Orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WB5425 10-in. 6/12/1933 Littoria Carlo Pisani Male vocal solo, with orchestra and chorus conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WB5426 10-in. 6/12/1933 Inno a Roma Vocal chorus (unidentified; Italian Columbia) Vocal chorus conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WB5574 10-in. 10/4/1933 La fedelissima Banda Columbia [Italy] Band conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WB5575 10-in. 10/4/1933 Inno del 10° Reggimento Alpini Banda Columbia [Italy] Band conductor  
(Results 326-350 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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