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 76-100 of 358 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia (U.K.) WBX364 12-in. 11/3/1928 Follie! Follie! (Sempre libera) Mercedes Capsir Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX365 12-in. 11/3/1928 Ah, Violetta! Mercedes Capsir ; Lionello Cecil ; Carlo Galeffi Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX366 12-in. 11/5/1928 Parigi, o cara Mercedes Capsir ; Lionello Cecil Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX367 12-in. 11/5/1928 Se una pudica vergine Salvatore Baccaloni ; Mercedes Capsir ; Lionello Cecil ; Carlo Galeffi Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX368 12-in. 11/5/1928 Oh! infamia orribile Salvatore Baccaloni ; Aristide Baracchi ; Lionello Cecil ; Ida Conti ; Carlo Galeffi ; Giuseppe Nessi ; Natale Villa Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX369 12-in. 11/6/1928 Annina, comandate? Salvatore Baccaloni ; Mercedes Capsir ; Ida Conti Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX370 12-in. 11/7/1928 Teneste la promessa; Addio del passato Mercedes Capsir Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX371 12-in. 11/6/1928 Ah non piu, a un tempio Mercedes Capsir ; Lionello Cecil Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX372 12-in. 11/6/1928 Un de felice, eterea Mercedes Capsir ; Lionello Cecil Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX373 12-in. 11/7/1928 Alfredo, Alfredo Salvatore Baccaloni ; Aristide Baracchi ; Mercedes Capsir ; Lionello Cecil ; Ida Conti ; Carlo Galeffi ; Giuseppe Nessi ; Natale Villa Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX374 12-in. 11/7/1928 Avrem lieta di maschere Salvatore Baccaloni ; Ida Conti ; Giuseppe Nessi ; Natale Villa Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX375 12-in. 11/8/1928 Quale insolita gioia Maria Capuana ; Aroldo Lindi Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX376 12-in. 11/8/1928 Di madride moi siam mattadori Salvatore Baccaloni ; Lionello Cecil ; Ida Conti ; Giuseppe Nessi ; Natale Villa Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX377 12-in. 11/8/1928 Qui desiata giungi Salvatore Baccaloni ; Mercedes Capsir ; Lionello Cecil ; Ida Conti ; Giuseppe Nessi ; Natale Villa Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX378 12-in. 11/8/1928 Invitato a qui seguirmi Aristide Baracchi ; Mercedes Capsir ; Lionello Cecil ; Ida Conti ; Giuseppe Nessi ; Natale Villa Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX379 12-in. 11/9/1928 Dell' invito trascorsa è gia l'ora Aristide Baracchi ; Mercedes Capsir ; Lionello Cecil ; Ida Conti ; Giuseppe Nessi ; Natale Villa Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX380 12-in. 11/9/1928 O barone, ne un verso, ne un viva Salvatore Baccaloni ; Aristide Baracchi ; Mercedes Capsir ; Lionello Cecil ; Ida Conti ; Giuseppe Nessi ; Natale Villa Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX381 12-in. 11/9/1928 Che è cio? Salvatore Baccaloni ; Aristide Baracchi ; Mercedes Capsir ; Lionello Cecil ; Ida Conti ; Giuseppe Nessi ; Natale Villa Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX382 12-in. 11/10/1928 Ebben? che diavol fate? Salvatore Baccaloni ; Aristide Baracchi ; Mercedes Capsir ; Lionello Cecil ; Ida Conti ; Giuseppe Nessi ; Natale Villa Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX383 12-in. 11/10/1928 Largo al quadrupede Mercedes Capsir ; Lionello Cecil ; Ida Conti Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX384 12-in. 11/10/1928 Ohime di guerra fremere! Giannina Arangi-Lombardi ; Salvatore Baccaloni ; Maria Capuana ; Aroldo Lindi ; Giuseppe Nessi ; Tancredi Pasero Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX385 12-in. 11/10/1928 Ritorna vicitor, 1st part Giannina Arangi-Lombardi Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX386 12-in. between 11/10 and 11/12/1928 Chi mai fra glie inni e plausi Maria Capuana Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX387 12-in. 11/12/1928 Vieni sul crin ti piovano Giannina Arangi-Lombardi ; Maria Capuana Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX388 12-in. 11/12/1928 Vedi di morte l'angelo Giannina Arangi-Lombardi ; Aroldo Lindi Opera conductor  
(Results 76-100 of 358 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Molajoli, Lorenzo," accessed November 12, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/354530.

Molajoli, Lorenzo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/354530.

"Molajoli, Lorenzo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 12 November 2024.

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