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 126-150 of 358 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia (U.K.) WBX414 12-in. 11/20/1928 Iside venerata Giannina Arangi-Lombardi ; Salvatore Baccaloni ; Maria Capuana ; Aroldo Lindi ; Giuseppe Nessi ; Tancredi Pasero Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX415 12-in. 11/20/1928 Act 2: Finale, part 2, Che veggo! Egli! Giannina Arangi-Lombardi ; Armando Borgioli ; Maria Capuana ; Aroldo Lindi Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX416 12-in. 11/20/1928 Nile duet, part 2: La tra foreste vergini Giannina Arangi-Lombardi ; Aroldo Lindi Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX417 12-in. 11/20/1928 Sa dirmi scusi Salvatore Baccaloni ; Rosetta Pampanini ; Gino Vanelli Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX418 12-in. 11/21/1928 Act 1: Prelude Lorenzo Molajoli ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX419 12-in. 11/21/1928 Act 3: Prelude Lorenzo Molajoli ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX422 12-in. 11/23/1928 Act 1: Prelude and introduction Aroldo Lindi ; Tancredi Pasero Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX423 12-in. 11/23/1928 Salvati dunque Maria Capuana ; Aroldo Lindi Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX424 12-in. 11/23/1928 E la morte Maria Capuana ; Aroldo Lindi Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX425 12-in. 11/24/1928 Quando s'e come voi Luigi Marini ; Rosetta Pampanini ; Gino Vanelli Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX426 12-in. 11/24/1928 Mimi e una civetta Luigi Marini ; Rosetta Pampanini ; Gino Vanelli Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX427 12-in. 11/24/1928 Donde lieta usci Luigi Marini ; Rosetta Pampanini Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX428 12-in. 11/24/1928 Che gelida manina Luigi Marini Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX429 12-in. 11/26/1928 Introcuction: Questo mar rosso Artists vary Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX430 12-in. 11/26/1928 Pensier profondo Aristide Baracchi ; Luigi Marini ; Tancredi Pasero ; Gino Vanelli Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX431 12-in. 11/26/1928 Quando un'olezzo di frittelle Salvatore Baccaloni ; Aristide Baracchi ; Luigi Marini ; Tancredi Pasero ; Gino Vanelli Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX433 12-in. 11/27/1928 Che ora sin? Aristide Baracchi ; Luigi Marini ; Tancredi Pasero ; Gino Vanelli Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX434 12-in. 11/27/1928 Aranci, datteri, prugne Aristide Baracchi ; Luigi Marini ; Giuseppe Nessi ; Rosetta Pampanini ; Tancredi Pasero ; Gino Vanelli Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX435 12-in. 11/27/1928 O soave fanciulla Aristide Baracchi ; Luigi Marini ; Rosetta Pampanini ; Tancredi Pasero ; Gino Vanelli Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX436 12-in. 11/28/1928 In un coupe; O, Mimi tu piu non torni Luigi Marini ; Gino Vanelli Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX437 12-in. 11/28/1928 Chi e la? Luigi Marini ; Rosetta Pampanini Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX438 12-in. 11/28/1928 Che facevi, che dicevi Luigi Marini ; Luba Mirella ; Rosetta Pampanini Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX440 12-in. 11/29/1928 Sono andati Luigi Marini ; Rosetta Pampanini Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX441 12-in. 11/29/1928 Oh! Dio, Mimi! Aristide Baracchi ; Luigi Marini ; Luba Mirella ; Rosetta Pampanini ; Tancredi Pasero ; Gino Vanelli Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX442 12-in. 11/29/1928 Mimi - c'e Mimi Aristide Baracchi ; Luigi Marini ; Luba Mirella ; Rosetta Pampanini ; Gino Vanelli Opera conductor  
(Results 126-150 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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