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Arrigo Boïto

Arrigo Boito (Italian: [arˈriːɡo ˈbɔito]; born Enrico Giuseppe Giovanni Boito; 24 February 1842 – 10 June 1918) was an Italian librettist, composer, poet and critic whose only completed opera was Mefistofele. Among the operas for which he wrote the libretti are Giuseppe Verdi's monumental last two operas Otello and Falstaff as well as Amilcare Ponchielli's La Gioconda.

Along with Emilio Praga and his brother Camillo Boito, he is regarded as one of the prominent representatives of the Scapigliatura (Italian bohemian) artistic movement. He wrote essays under the anagrammatic pseudonym of Tobia Gorrio.

Birth and Death Data: Born Padua (commune and capital city of the Province of Padua, Veneto, Italy), Died 1918 (Milan (Italian commune and capital city of Lombardy) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1028 - 1943

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, librettist

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Recordings (Results 101-125 of 187 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia (U.K.) WBX336 12-in. 10/1/1928 Prologo Nazzareno De Angelis ; Grande Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano ; Teatro alla Scala Coro Bass vocal solo, with vocal chorus and orchestra composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX337 12-in. 10/6/1028 Prologo Grande Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano ; Teatro alla Scala Coro Vocal chorus, with orchestra composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX338 12-in. approximately October 1928 Prologo Nazzareno De Angelis ; Grande Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Bass vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX342 12-in. 10/2/1928 Prologo Grande Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Orchestra composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX343 12-in. 10/4/1928 Prologo Grande Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano ; Teatro alla Scala Coro Vocal chorus, with orchestra composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX344 12-in. approximately October 1928 Prologo Grande Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano ; Teatro alla Scala Coro Vocal chorus, with orchestra composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX347 12-in. September-December 1928 L'altra notte in fondo al mare Maria Zamboni Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia (U.K.) B394 10-in. 1923 or 1924 Giunto sul passo estremo Ferdinando Ciniselli Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia (U.K.) B413 10-in. 1923 or 1924 Colma il tuo cor Ferdinando Ciniselli Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia (U.K.) B433 10-in. 12/31/1924 L’altra notte al fondo al mare Mafalda De Voltri Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia (U.K.) B441 10-in. 9/30/1924 Sento che ascende Ernesto Badini ; Lina Lanza Vocal duet (mezzo-soprano and baritone), with orchestra composer  
Columbia (U.K.) B442 10-in. September 1924 Guarda quaggiù Fernando Autori ; Ernesto Badini Vocal duet (baritone and bass), with orchestra composer  
Columbia (U.K.) B443 10-in. September 1924 Vivete in pace Ernesto Badini Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia (U.K.) B444 10-in. 9/30/1924 Come è buona Lina Lanza Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX653 12-in. 10/1/1929 Scena del giardino Gina Cigna ; Pablo Civil ; Ida Mannarini ; Tancredi Pasero Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX654 12-in. 10/1/1929 Scena del giardino Gina Cigna ; Pablo Civil ; Ida Mannarini ; Tancredi Pasero Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX655 12-in. 1/10/1929 Scena del giardino Gina Cigna ; Pablo Civil ; Ida Mannarini ; Tancredi Pasero Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX660 12-in. 10/4/1929 Notte cupa, truce Giannina Arangi-Lombardi Female vocal solo, with vocal chorus and orchestra composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX674 12-in. 10/11/1929 Forma ideal purissima Giannina Arangi-Lombardi ; Salvatore Baccaloni ; Antonio Melandri ; Vasari ; Emilio Venturini Vocal quintet, with vocal chorus and orchestra composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX747 12-in. September-December 1929 Ridda e fuga infernale Teatro alla Scala Coro Vocal chorus, with orchestra composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WB930 10-in. February 1926 Colma il tuo cor Lionello Cecil Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WB1021 10-in. 5/10/1926 Forma ideal purissima Bruno Carmassi ; Ferdinando Ciniselli ; Lina Bruna Rasa Vocal trio, with orchestra and chorus composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WB1027 10-in. 6/1/1926 L'altra notte in fondo al mare Bianca Scacciati Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WB1028 10-in. 6/1/1926 Spunta l'aurora pallida Bianca Scacciati Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WB1029 10-in. 6/1/1926 Lontano, lontano, lontano Francesco Merli ; Bianca Scacciati Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra composer  
(Results 101-125 of 187 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Boïto, Arrigo," accessed January 6, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102666.

Boïto, Arrigo. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 6, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102666.

"Boïto, Arrigo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 6 January 2026.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102666

External Sources

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80010162

Wikidata: Arrigo Boito - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q219491

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/9843477

MusicBrainz: Arrigo Boito - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/344d0eae-3b48-4da7-8c56-af771c4f6c1e

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/49330 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/49330

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