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 301-325 of 358 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia (U.K.) WBX934 12-in. 12/02/1930 Terzetto finale Antonio Melandri ; Iva Pacetti ; Corrado Zambelli Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX935 12-in. 12/03/1930 Duetto e finale atto II Antonio Melandri ; Corrado Zambelli Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX936 12-in. 12/03/1930 Congiura; Si ridesti il Leon di Castiglia Antonio Melandri ; Corrado Zambelli Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX937 12-in. 12/03/1930 Oh de' verd'anni miei Giuseppe Nessi ; Gino Vanelli Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX944 12-in. 1/26/1931 Chiedi all'aura lusinghiera Inès Alfani-Tellini ; Cristy Solari Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX945 12-in. 1/26/1931 Venti scudi! e ben sonanti Lorenzo Conati ; Cristy Solari Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX946 12-in. 1/27/1931 Caro Elisir! Sei mio! Inès Alfani-Tellini ; Cristy Solari Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX947 12-in. 1/27/1931 Quanto amore ed ie spietata! Inès Alfani-Tellini ; Edoardo Faticanti Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX948 12-in. 1/27/1931 Una furtiva lagrima Cristy Solari Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX949 12-in. 1/28/1931 Coro d'introduzione; Quanto è bella quanto è cara Inès Alfani-Tellini ; Ida Mannarini ; Cristy Solari Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX950 12-in. 1/28/1931 Della crudele isotta; Come Paride vezsoso Inès Alfani-Tellini ; Lorenzo Conati ; Ida Mannarini ; Cristy Solari Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX951 12-in. 1/28/1931 Tran-tran in guerra ed in amore Inès Alfani-Tellini ; Lorenzo Conati ; Ida Mannarini ; Cristy Solari Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX952 12-in. 1/29/1931 Adina, credimi Inès Alfani-Tellini ; Lorenzo Conati ; Ida Mannarini ; Cristy Solari Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX953 12-in. 1/29/1931 Prendi, per me sei libero; El corregge ogni difetto Inès Alfani-Tellini ; Lorenzo Conati ; Edoardo Faticanti ; Cristy Solari Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX954 12-in. 1/29/1931 Voglio dire... Edoardo Faticanti ; Cristy Solari Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX955 12-in. 1/30/1931 Udite, udite o rustici Edoardo Faticanti Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX1000 12-in. 4/27/1931 Dispettosetto è questo riccio Lorenzo Conati ; Maria Zamboni Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX1002 12-in. 4/27-28/1931 E dimmi... Lorenzo Conati ; Maria Zamboni Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX1003 12-in. 4/27-28/1931 I Madrigali! Il ballo! Attilio Bordonali ; Lorenzo Conati ; Giuseppe Nessi ; Maria Zamboni Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX1004 12-in. 4/27-28/1931 Venite o fanciulle Attilio Bordonali ; Lorenzo Conati ; Giuseppe Nessi Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX1005 12-in. 4/28/1931 Oh? che bei pazzi! Aristide Baracchi ; Attilio Bordonali ; Lorenzo Conati ; Giuseppe Nessi Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX1006 12-in. 5/4/1931 Lodi aurate mormorate Attilio Bordonali ; Giuseppe Nessi ; Maria Zamboni Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX1007 12-in. 5/4/1931 E Kate rispose al Re... Aristide Baracchi ; Lorenzo Conati ; Francesco Merli ; Giuseppe Nessi ; Natale Villa ; Maria Zamboni Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX1008 12-in. 5/5/1931 Galanteria sta bene... Attilio Bordonali ; Francesco Merli ; Maria Zamboni Opera conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX1009 12-in. 5/5/1931 O tentatrice... Francesco Merli ; Maria Zamboni Opera conductor  
(Results 301-325 of 358 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Molajoli, Lorenzo," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/354530.

Molajoli, Lorenzo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/354530.

"Molajoli, Lorenzo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.

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