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 (Results 301-325 of 351 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gramophone 7149b 10-in. 1905 Questa o quella Giuseppe Acerbi Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Gramophone 7150b 10-in. approximately April 1905 Di pescatore ignobile Giuseppe Acerbi Tenor vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Gramophone 7304½b 10-in. 1905 Mira, d'acerbe lagrime Celestina Boninsegna ; Francesco Cigada Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 7308b 10-in. approximately 1905 Le parlate d’amor Emma Zaccaria Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 7309b 10-in. 1905 La vergine degli Angeli Celestina Boninsegna ; Teatro alla Scala Coro Soprano vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 7313b 10-in. 1905 Ninna-nanna Cesare Preve Bass vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 7320b 10-in. 1905 Vivrà, contende il giubilo Celestina Boninsegna ; Francesco Cigada Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 7321b 10-in. 1905 Ernani, involami Celestina Boninsegna Soprano vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Gramophone 7350b 10-in. approximately 1905 Coro introduzione Carlo Sabajno ; Teatro alla Scala Coro ; Aristide Venturi Vocal chorus, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 7577½b 10-in. ca. 1905 Oh! Qual marchio di bassezza Teatro alla Scala Coro Chorus, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 7581b 10-in. 1905 Io son ricco e tu sei bella Maria Passeri ; Antonio Pini-Corsi Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with chorus and orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 7595b 10-in. ca. 1905 Guglielmo Tell : Obertura Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 8121b 10-in. May 1906 Intermezzo, Atto 3 Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 9059b 10-in. approximately October 1906 Il balen del suo sorriso Titta Ruffo Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 9060b 10-in. approximately October 1906 Di Provenza al mar Titta Ruffo Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 9214e 10-in. 11/21/1908 E la mia dama Titta Ruffo Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 9215e 10-in. 11/23/1908 E canta il grillo Titta Ruffo Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 9217e 10-in. 11/24/1908 Per me ora fatale Titta Ruffo Baritone vocal solo, with vocal chorus and orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 9224e 10-in. 11/25/1908 Meriggiata Titta Ruffo Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 9228e 10-in. 11/26/1908 Tu sola a me rimani, o poesia Titta Ruffo Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 9229e 10-in. 11/26/1908 Non penso a lei Titta Ruffo Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 9452b 10-in. November 1906 Der Freischütz : Obertura, parte1 Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 10385b 10-in. Apr. 1907 Preludio Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 10513b 10-in. approximately May 1907 Obbligato, obbligato Ernesto Badini ; Fernando De Lucia Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Gramophone 10515b 10-in. May 1907 Il sogno Fernando De Lucia ; Carlo Sabajno Tenor vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
(Results 301-325 of 351 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Sabajno, Carlo," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103658.

Sabajno, Carlo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103658.

"Sabajno, Carlo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103658

External Sources

Wikipedia: Carlo Sabajno

Discogs: Carlo Sabajno

Allmusic: Carlo Sabajno

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Sabajno, Carlo - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82075458

Wikidata: Carlo Sabajno - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5041601

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/223729525

MusicBrainz: Carlo Sabajno - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/01e33c88-0b95-4af3-9cd4-80c4e7fab4fc

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