E. A. Mario

E. A. Mario

Giovanni Gaeta (1884 – 24 June 1961) was the real name of the Italian poet, writer and musician better known as E. A. Mario. He took the E of his assumed name from the initial letter of the pseudonym Ermes under which he wrote for the newspaper Il Ventesimo; the A came from Alessandro, the paper's chief editor; and Mario was the name of its Polish director. Gaeta composed and wrote the lyrics to more than 2,000 works in Italian and Neapolitan. In 1918, he wrote La leggenda del Piave, which at the birth of the Italian Republic was a candidate for the Italian national anthem. His other famous works include Santa Lucia luntana, Balocchi e profumi, Vipera, Rose rosse, and O' Paese dò sole.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1884 (Naples), Died June 24, 1961 (Naples)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1908 - 1953

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, songwriter, speaker, leader, author

Notes: Primary pseudonym used by G. E. Gaeta (Giovanni Ermete Gaeta).

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 164 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-9389	10-in.	8/30/1910	Bolero d'amore	Gina Ardito ; Eugenio Torre	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-9496	10-in.	10/4/1910	Ammore 'e femmena	Giovanni Colamarino	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-9622	10-in.	11/11/1910	Ammore 'e femmena	Teresa de Matienzo	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-14356	10-in.	1/21/1914	Amor mio (My love)	Enrico Caruso	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-15369	10-in.	11/10/1914	Comme se canta a Napule	Emilio de Gogorza	Baritone vocal solo, with mandolin and orchestra	composer
Victor	B-17237	10-in.	3/1/1916	Canzone di trincea	Alfredo Cibelli	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-17255	10-in.	3/3/1916	La canzone dell' Adriatico	Alfredo Cibelli	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-17852	10-in.	6/13/1916	Stornelli semplice	Teresa de Matienzo	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-22909	10-in.	6/10/1919	Stornelli del mare	Coppia Voccia	Female-male vocal duet, with guitar and violin	lyricist
Victor	B-22923	10-in.	6/18/1919	Stornelli al vento	Coppia Voccia	Female-male vocal duet, with violin and guitar	lyricist
Victor	B-24374	10-in.	8/11/1920	'O festino	Giuseppe Milano	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-24376	10-in.	8/11/1920	'A legge	Giuseppe Milano	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-24395	10-in.	8/20/1920	La leggenda del Piave	Clara Matera	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-24761	10-in.	12/28/1920	A llibertá	Giuseppe Milano	Male vocal solo, with harp, mandolin, piano, and orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-24990	10-in.	3/10/1921	Santa Lucia luntana	Beniamino Gigli	Tenor vocal solo, with mandolin and orchestra	composer
Victor	CVE-25017	12-in.	12/9/1926	Santa Lucia luntana	Beniamino Gigli	Tenor vocal solo, with mandolin and orchestra	composer
Victor	B-25017	10-in.	3/22/1921	Santa Lucia luntana	Beniamino Gigli	Tenor vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	composer
Victor	B-26366	10-in.	5/18/1922	Le rose rosse	Irene Veneroni	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-26420	10-in.	4/19/1922	Serenata smargiassa	Raffaele Fucito	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-26952	10-in.	10/13/1922	Chitarre a mare	Raffaele Balsamo	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Victor	B-26953	10-in.	10/13/1922	Mandulinata a Surriento	Raffaele Balsamo	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Victor	B-27239	10-in.	12/18/1922	Soldato ignoto	Eugenio Cibelli	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-27471	10-in.	2/9/1923	Muglierema luntana	Farfariello [i.e., Eduardo Migliaccio]	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-27704	10-in.	3/21/1923	Napule è na canzona	Amalia De Bellis	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-27869	10-in.	5/1/1923	Core mercante	Vincenzo Di Maio	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer

(Results 1-25 of 164 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mario, E. A.," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108868.

Mario, E. A.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108868.

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