Carlo Sabajno

Carlo Sabajno (1874 in Rosasco, Italy – 1938 in Milan) was an Italian conductor. From 1904 to 1932, he was the Gramophone Company's chief conductor and artistic director in Italy, responsible for some of the earliest full-length opera recordings, most of them with the orchestra of La Scala, Milan and prominent singers there. Particularly outstanding among these are his stately, authoritative late-1920s and early-1930s electrical recordings of Don Pasquale (with Tito Schipa in his only complete opera recording as Ernesto), Traviata (sadly limited by more than the usual cuts, but with silvery-voiced Alessandro Ziliani as Alfredo), Aida (with Irene Minghini-Cattaneo's Amneris and Aureliano Pertile's Radamès), Otello (with Apollo Granforte as a formidable Iago) and Bohème (a superb understated, but highly distinguished, collaboration with excellent, if lesser-known, singers).

Birth and Death Data: Born 1874 (Rosasco), Died 1938 (Milan)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1904 - 1932

Roles Represented in DAHR: conductor, piano

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 251-275 of 354 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gramophone 3030c 12-in. 4/13/1915 Easter hymn, part 2 Giorgina Ermolli Soprano vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 3032c 12-in. 4/13/1915 A voi tutti salute Enrico Perna ; Lena Ravelli ; Francesco Tuminello Vocal trio (mezzo-soprano, tenor, and baritone), with chorus and orchestra) conductor  
Gramophone 3096c 12-in. 2/8/1917 Questo mar rosso Reno Andreini ; Ernesto Badini ; Vincenzo Bettoni Vocal trio (tenor, baritone, and bass), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 3099c 12-in. 2/10/1917 Arranci, dateri! Reno Andreini ; Ernesto Badini ; Aristide Baracchi ; Vincenzo Bettoni ; Gemma Bosini Vocal quintet (soprano, tenor, 2 baritones, and bass), with chorus and orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 3102c 12-in. 2/10/1917 Chi guardi? Reno Andreini ; Ernesto Badini ; Aristide Baracchi ; Vincenzo Bettoni ; Gemma Bosini Vocal quintet (soprano, tenor, 2 baritones, and bass), with chorus and orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 3126c 12-in. 2/17/1917 Pensier profondo Reno Andreini ; Ernesto Badini ; Aristide Baracchi ; Vincenzo Bettoni Vocal quartet (tenor, 2 baritones, and bass), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 3181c 12-in. 5/9/1917 Perigliarti ancor languente Elvira Casazza ; Bernardo De Muro Vocal duet (mezzo-soprano and tenor), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone BF3466 10-in. 9/25/1930 Ah, sì, ben mio Antonio Cortis ; Carlo Sabajno ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone BF3467 10-in. 9/25/1930 Di quella pira Antonio Cortis ; Carlo Sabajno ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone CF3551 12-in. 10/24/1930 Il trovatore Maria Carena ; Apollo Granforte ; Aureliano Pertile Vocal trio (soprano, tenor, and baritone), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone CF3552 12-in. 10/24/1930 Il trovatore Apollo Granforte ; Aureliano Pertile Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone CF3557 12-in. 10/27/1930 Traviata Luigi Borgonovo ; Olga De Franco ; Anna Rozsa Vocalists (2 sopranos and baritone), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone CF3558 12-in. 10/27/1930 Traviata Carlo Sabajno ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Gramophone CF3559 12-in. 10/27/1930 Traviata Carlo Sabajno ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Gramophone CF3560 12-in. 10/27/1930 Traviata Giordano Callegari ; Olga De Franco ; Antonio Gelli ; Arnoldo Lenzi ; Anna Rozsa ; Alessandro Ziliani Vocalists (2 sopranos, 2 tenors, and 2 basses), with orchestra and vocal chorus conductor  
Gramophone CF3561 12-in. 10/27/1930 Traviata Giordano Callegari ; Olga De Franco ; Antonio Gelli ; Arnoldo Lenzi ; Anna Rozsa ; Alessandro Ziliani Vocalists (2 sopranos, 2 tenors, and 2 basses), with orchestra and vocal chorus conductor  
Gramophone CF3562 12-in. 10/27/1930 Traviata Giordano Callegari ; Anna Rozsa ; Alessandro Ziliani Vocalists (soprano and 2 tenors), with orchestra and vocal chorus conductor  
Gramophone CF3563 12-in. 10/28/1930 Traviata Olga De Franco ; Antonio Gelli ; Anna Rozsa Vocalists (2 sopranos and bass), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone CF3565 12-in. 10/28/1930 Traviata Luigi Borgonovo ; Anna Rozsa Vocalists (soprano and baritone), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone CF3566 12-in. 10/28/1930 Traviata Luigi Borgonovo ; Anna Rozsa Vocalists (soprano and baritone), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone CF3567 12-in. 10/28/1930 Traviata Olga De Franco ; Antonio Gelli Vocalists (soprano and bass), with orchestra and vocal chorus conductor  
Gramophone CF3568 12-in. 10/28/1930 Traviata Carlo Sabajno ; Teatro alla Scala Coro ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra and vocal chorus conductor  
Gramophone CF3572 12-in. 10/29/1930 Traviata Luigi Borgonovo ; Anna Rozsa Vocalists (soprano and baritone), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone CF3574 12-in. 10/29/1930 Traviata Olga De Franco ; Anna Rozsa ; Alessandro Ziliani Vocalists (2 sopranos and tenor), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone CF3575 12-in. 10/29/1930 Il trovatore Irene Minghini-Cattaneo Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with vocal chorus and orchestra conductor  
(Results 251-275 of 354 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Sabajno, Carlo," accessed May 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103658.

Sabajno, Carlo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103658.

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