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
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 76-100 of 358 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX364 | 12-in. | 11/3/1928 | Follie! Follie! (Sempre libera) | Mercedes Capsir | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX365 | 12-in. | 11/3/1928 | Ah, Violetta! | Mercedes Capsir ; Lionello Cecil ; Carlo Galeffi | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX366 | 12-in. | 11/5/1928 | Parigi, o cara | Mercedes Capsir ; Lionello Cecil | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX367 | 12-in. | 11/5/1928 | Se una pudica vergine | Salvatore Baccaloni ; Mercedes Capsir ; Lionello Cecil ; Carlo Galeffi | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX368 | 12-in. | 11/5/1928 | Oh! infamia orribile | Salvatore Baccaloni ; Aristide Baracchi ; Lionello Cecil ; Ida Conti ; Carlo Galeffi ; Giuseppe Nessi ; Natale Villa | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX369 | 12-in. | 11/6/1928 | Annina, comandate? | Salvatore Baccaloni ; Mercedes Capsir ; Ida Conti | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX370 | 12-in. | 11/7/1928 | Teneste la promessa; Addio del passato | Mercedes Capsir | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX371 | 12-in. | 11/6/1928 | Ah non piu, a un tempio | Mercedes Capsir ; Lionello Cecil | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX372 | 12-in. | 11/6/1928 | Un de felice, eterea | Mercedes Capsir ; Lionello Cecil | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX373 | 12-in. | 11/7/1928 | Alfredo, Alfredo | Salvatore Baccaloni ; Aristide Baracchi ; Mercedes Capsir ; Lionello Cecil ; Ida Conti ; Carlo Galeffi ; Giuseppe Nessi ; Natale Villa | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX374 | 12-in. | 11/7/1928 | Avrem lieta di maschere | Salvatore Baccaloni ; Ida Conti ; Giuseppe Nessi ; Natale Villa | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX375 | 12-in. | 11/8/1928 | Quale insolita gioia | Maria Capuana ; Aroldo Lindi | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX376 | 12-in. | 11/8/1928 | Di madride moi siam mattadori | Salvatore Baccaloni ; Lionello Cecil ; Ida Conti ; Giuseppe Nessi ; Natale Villa | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX377 | 12-in. | 11/8/1928 | Qui desiata giungi | Salvatore Baccaloni ; Mercedes Capsir ; Lionello Cecil ; Ida Conti ; Giuseppe Nessi ; Natale Villa | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX378 | 12-in. | 11/8/1928 | Invitato a qui seguirmi | Aristide Baracchi ; Mercedes Capsir ; Lionello Cecil ; Ida Conti ; Giuseppe Nessi ; Natale Villa | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX379 | 12-in. | 11/9/1928 | Dell' invito trascorsa è gia l'ora | Aristide Baracchi ; Mercedes Capsir ; Lionello Cecil ; Ida Conti ; Giuseppe Nessi ; Natale Villa | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX380 | 12-in. | 11/9/1928 | O barone, ne un verso, ne un viva | Salvatore Baccaloni ; Aristide Baracchi ; Mercedes Capsir ; Lionello Cecil ; Ida Conti ; Giuseppe Nessi ; Natale Villa | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX381 | 12-in. | 11/9/1928 | Che è cio? | Salvatore Baccaloni ; Aristide Baracchi ; Mercedes Capsir ; Lionello Cecil ; Ida Conti ; Giuseppe Nessi ; Natale Villa | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX382 | 12-in. | 11/10/1928 | Ebben? che diavol fate? | Salvatore Baccaloni ; Aristide Baracchi ; Mercedes Capsir ; Lionello Cecil ; Ida Conti ; Giuseppe Nessi ; Natale Villa | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX383 | 12-in. | 11/10/1928 | Largo al quadrupede | Mercedes Capsir ; Lionello Cecil ; Ida Conti | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX384 | 12-in. | 11/10/1928 | Ohime di guerra fremere! | Giannina Arangi-Lombardi ; Salvatore Baccaloni ; Maria Capuana ; Aroldo Lindi ; Giuseppe Nessi ; Tancredi Pasero | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX385 | 12-in. | 11/10/1928 | Ritorna vicitor, 1st part | Giannina Arangi-Lombardi | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX386 | 12-in. | between 11/10 and 11/12/1928 | Chi mai fra glie inni e plausi | Maria Capuana | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX387 | 12-in. | 11/12/1928 | Vieni sul crin ti piovano | Giannina Arangi-Lombardi ; Maria Capuana | Opera | conductor | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX388 | 12-in. | 11/12/1928 | Vedi di morte l'angelo | Giannina Arangi-Lombardi ; Aroldo Lindi | Opera | conductor |
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.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
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
Wikipedia content provided under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA license
Feedback
Send the Editors a message about this record.