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 |
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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 |
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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