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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 101-125 of 358 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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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 |
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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