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 201-225 of 358 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia (U.K.) | WBX614 | 12-in. | January-July 1929 | Io sono docile | Mercedes Capsir | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX615 | 12-in. | January-July 1929 | Largo al factotum | Riccardo Stracciari | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX616 | 12-in. | January-July 1929 | Alfine eccoci qua | Dino Borgioli ; Mercedes Capsir ; Riccardo Stracciari | Mixed vocal trio, with orchestra | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX617 | 12-in. | January-July 1929 | Scena della lezione | Mercedes Capsir | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX620 | 12-in. | January-July 1929 | Finora in questa camera | Salvatore Baccaloni ; Dino Borgioli ; Mercedes Capsir ; Cesira Ferrani | Mixed vocal quartet | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX621 | 12-in. | January-July 1929 | Ah! Se qui restar non posso | Salvatore Baccaloni ; Vincenzo Bettoni ; Dino Borgioli ; Mercedes Capsir ; Cesira Ferrani ; Riccardo Stracciari | Mixed vocal sextet, with orchestra | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX622 | 12-in. | January-July 1929 | Don Basilio! Cosa veggo? | Salvatore Baccaloni ; Vincenzo Bettoni ; Dino Borgioli ; Mercedes Capsir ; Riccardo Stracciari | Mixed vocal quintet, with orchestra | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX623 | 12-in. | January-July 1929 | Buena sera mio signore | Salvatore Baccaloni ; Vincenzo Bettoni ; Dino Borgioli ; Mercedes Capsir ; Riccardo Stracciari | Mixed vocal quintet, with orchestra | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX624 | 12-in. | January-July 1929 | Bricconi! Birbanti! | Salvatore Baccaloni ; Dino Borgioli ; Mercedes Capsir ; Cesira Ferrani ; Riccardo Stracciari | Mixed vocal quintet, with orchestra | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX625 | 12-in. | January-July 1929 | Si, si la vincerĂ² | Salvatore Baccaloni ; Vincenzo Bettoni ; Mercedes Capsir ; Riccardo Stracciari | Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX626 | 12-in. | January-July 1929 | Mille grazie milo Signore... | Attilio Bordonali ; Dino Borgioli ; Riccardo Stracciari | Male vocal trio, with chorus and orchestra | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX627 | 12-in. | January-July 1929 | Zitti zitti- piano piano | Salvatore Baccaloni ; Aristide Baracchi ; Vincenzo Bettoni ; Dino Borgioli ; Mercedes Capsir ; Cesira Ferrani ; Riccardo Stracciari | Mixed vocal ensemble, with vocal chorus and orchestra | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX628 | 12-in. | January-July 1929 | Ah! Che ne dite? | Salvatore Baccaloni ; Vincenzo Bettoni ; Mercedes Capsir ; Riccardo Stracciari | Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX629 | 12-in. | January-July 1929 | Che ne dite? Non vorrei... | Salvatore Baccaloni ; Mercedes Capsir ; Riccardo Stracciari | Mixed vocal trio, with orchestra | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX630 | 12-in. | January-July 1929 | Ma vedi il mio destino | Dino Borgioli ; Mercedes Capsir ; Riccardo Stracciari | Mixed vocal trio, with orchestra | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX631 | 12-in. | January-July 1929 | Manca un foglio | Salvatore Baccaloni | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX632 | 12-in. | January-July 1929 | Mi par d'esser colla testa... | Salvatore Baccaloni ; Vincenzo Bettoni ; Dino Borgioli ; Mercedes Capsir ; Cesira Ferrani ; Riccardo Stracciari | Mixed vocal sextet, with vocal chorus and orchestra | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX633 | 12-in. | January-July 1929 | Che cosa accade... | Salvatore Baccaloni ; Vincenzo Bettoni ; Dino Borgioli ; Mercedes Capsir ; Cesira Ferrani ; Riccardo Stracciari | Mixed vocal sextet, with vocal chorus and orchestra | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX634 | 12-in. | January-July 1929 | Fredda ed immobile | Salvatore Baccaloni ; Vincenzo Bettoni ; Dino Borgioli ; Mercedes Capsir ; Cesira Ferrani ; Riccardo Stracciari | Mixed vocal sextet, with vocal chorus and orchestra | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX635 | 12-in. | January-July 1929 | Bella voce? Bravissima | Salvatore Baccaloni ; Dino Borgioli ; Mercedes Capsir ; Riccardo Stracciari | Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX636 | 12-in. | January-July 1929 | Ah! Ah! Che bella vita! | Salvatore Baccaloni ; Dino Borgioli ; Riccardo Stracciari | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX637 | 12-in. | January-July 1929 | Sinfonia | Grande Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano ; Lorenzo Molajoli | Orchestra | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX672 | 12-in. | 10/11/1929 | Tre sbirri... | Enrico Molinari ; Emilio Venturini | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX673 | 12-in. | 10/11/1929 | Tutta qui la cantoria | Aristide Baracchi ; Enrico Molinari ; Emilio Venturini | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX676 | 12-in. | 10/11/1929 | Tu lo conosci? | Aristide Baracchi ; Enrico Molinari ; Bianca Scacciati | 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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