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 176-200 of 358 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia (U.K.) WBX547 12-in. 5/1/1929 E Izagh ed Izanami Rosetta Pampanini ; Conchita Velásquez Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX548 12-in. 5/1/1929 Perche con tante cure? Rosetta Pampanini ; Conchita Velásquez Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX549 12-in. 5/1/1929 E soffitoo...e pareti... Alessandro Granda ; Giuseppe Nessi ; Conchita Velásquez Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX550 12-in. 5/2/1929 Viene la sera Alessandro Granda ; Rosetta Pampanini ; Conchita Velásquez Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX551 12-in. 5/2/1929 Veni amor mio Alessandro Granda ; Giuseppe Nessi ; Rosetta Pampanini Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX552 12-in. 5/2/1929 Stolta paura Alessandro Granda ; Rosetta Pampanini Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX553 12-in. 5/2 or 5/3/1929 Nello shosi or farem Rosetta Pampanini Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX554 12-in. 5/3/1929 Cio-cio-san! Cio-cio-san! Salvatore Baccaloni ; Giuseppe Nessi ; Conchita Velásquez Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX555 12-in. 5/3/1929 Gia il sole! Rosetta Pampanini ; Conchita Velásquez Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX559 12-in. 5/4/1929 Il bimbo ove sia Alessandro Granda ; Rosetta Pampanini ; Conchita Velásquez Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX560 12-in. 5/4/1929 Una nave da guerra Rosetta Pampanini ; Conchita Velásquez Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX561 12-in. 5/4/1929 Spoglio e l'orto Rosetta Pampanini ; Conchita Velásquez Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX563 12-in. 6/5/1929 Un bel di vedremo Rosetta Pampanini Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX565 12-in. 5/7/1929 Act 2, part 2: Intermezzo Lorenzo Molajoli ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX573 12-in. 5/11/1929 Io t'ho ghermita Alessandro Granda ; Rosetta Pampanini Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX574 12-in. 5/13/1929 Mignon overture, part 2 Milan Symphony Orchestra ; Lorenzo Molajoli Orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX575 12-in. 5/13/1929 Mignon overture, part 1 Milan Symphony Orchestra ; Lorenzo Molajoli Orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX605 12-in. January-July 1929 Piano, pianissimo Attilio Bordonali ; Dino Borgioli Male vocal duet, with vocal chorus and orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX606 12-in. January-July 1929 Ecco ridente in cielo Attilio Bordonali ; Dino Borgioli Male vocal duet, with vocal chorus and orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX607 12-in. January-July 1929 Oh cielo! Nella stanza... Dino Borgioli ; Riccardo Stracciari Male vocal duet, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX608 12-in. January-July 1929 Perché d'un che poco é in se Dino Borgioli ; Riccardo Stracciari Male vocal duet, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX610 12-in. January-July 1929 Una voce poco fa Mercedes Capsir Female vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX611 12-in. January-July 1929 La calunnia Vincenzo Bettoni Male vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX612 12-in. January-July 1929 Ah! Qual colpo Dino Borgioli ; Mercedes Capsir ; Riccardo Stracciari Mixed vocal trio, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX613 12-in. January-July 1929 Se il mio nome saper voi bramate Dino Borgioli ; Mercedes Capsir Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra conductor  
(Results 176-200 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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