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 101-125 of 358 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia (U.K.) WBX389 12-in. 11/13/1928 Act 2: Ballet music Lorenzo Molajoli ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX390 12-in. 11/13/1928 La fatal pietra Giannina Arangi-Lombardi ; Aroldo Lindi Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX391 12-in. 11/13/1928 Chorus and grand march Lorenzo Molajoli ; Teatro alla Scala Coro ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX392 12-in. 11/13/1928 Act 2: Finale, part 1, Vieni o guerriero vindice Salvatore Baccaloni ; Aroldo Lindi Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX393 12-in. 11/13/1928 O tu che sei d'Osiride Maria Capuana ; Tancredi Pasero Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX394 12-in. 11/13/1928 Ritorna vincitor, 2nd part: I sacri numi Giannina Arangi-Lombardi Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX395 12-in. 11/14/1928 O terra addio Giannina Arangi-Lombardi ; Maria Capuana ; Aroldo Lindi Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX396 12-in. 11/14/1928 Tu sei felice Giannina Arangi-Lombardi ; Maria Capuana Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX397 12-in. 11/14/1928 Act 2: Finale, part 4, Spento Amonasro Giannina Arangi-Lombardi ; Salvatore Baccaloni ; Armando Borgioli ; Maria Capuana ; Aroldo Lindi ; Tancredi Pasero Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX398 12-in. 11/28/1928 Se quel guerrier io fossi Aroldo Lindi Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX399 12-in. 11/14/1928 Nile duet, part 1: Pur ti riveggo Giannina Arangi-Lombardi ; Aroldo Lindi Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX400 12-in. 11/14/1928 O cieli azzurri Giannina Arangi-Lombardi Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX401 12-in. 11/15/1928 L'abborrita rivale Maria Capuana ; Aroldo Lindi Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX402 12-in. 11/15/1928 Nile duet, part 3: Si fuggiam da queste mura; Di Napata le gole Giannina Arangi-Lombardi ; Armando Borgioli ; Maria Capuana Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX403 12-in. 11/15/1928 Qui Radames verra Giannina Arangi-Lombardi Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX404 12-in. 11/16/1928 Spirito del nume Maria Capuana ; Tancredi Pasero Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX405 12-in. 11/16/1928 A lui vivo...la tomba Maria Capuana ; Tancredi Pasero Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX406 12-in. 11/16/1928 Ciel! mio padre! Giannina Arangi-Lombardi ; Armando Borgioli Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX407 12-in. 11/17/1928 Ebben qual nuovo fremito Giannina Arangi-Lombardi ; Maria Capuana Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX408 12-in. 11/17/1928 Su dunque sorgete Giannina Arangi-Lombardi ; Armando Borgioli Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX409 12-in. 11/17/1928 Si, mi chiamano Mimi Rosetta Pampanini Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX410 12-in. 11/19/1928 Possente FthĂ  Giannina Arangi-Lombardi ; Tancredi Pasero Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX411 12-in. 11/19/1928 Act I finale: Nume custode e vindice Aroldo Lindi ; Tancredi Pasero Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX412 12-in. 11/19/1928 Danza delle sacerdotesse Tancredi Pasero Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX413 12-in. 11/19 or 11/20/1928 Act 2: Finale, part 3, Il dolor che in quel volto Giannina Arangi-Lombardi ; Salvatore Baccaloni ; Armando Borgioli ; Maria Capuana ; Aroldo Lindi ; Tancredi Pasero Opera conductor  
(Results 101-125 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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