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 51-75 of 351 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gramophone 555c 12-in. 1905 Ha quest' infame Ida Giacomelli ; Gino Martinez-Patti ; Lina Mileri Vocal trio (soprano, mezzo-soprano, and tenor), with chorus and orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 558c 12-in. 1905 Traviata preludio acto 1 Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 563c 12-in. approximately 1905 Manca un foglio Antonio Pini-Corsi Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 564c 12-in. 1905 Ve' se di notte qui colla sposa Ida Giacomelli ; Renzo Minolfi ; Cesare Preve Vocal trio (soprano, baritone, and bass), with chorus and orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 570c 12-in. 1905 Coro dei servitori Carlo Sabajno ; Teatro alla Scala Coro Chorus, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 575c 12-in. 1905 Mignon preludio Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 576c 12-in. 1905 Barbiere di Siviglia overture Orchestra Milano [i.e., Teatro alla Scala. Orchestra] Orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 581c 12-in. 1905 Sinfonia Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 604½c 12-in. approximately May 1906 Sola nei miei prim'anni Emilia Corsi Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 608c 12-in. ca. May 1906 Racconto del Graal Pietro Lara Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 613m 12-in. 4/26/1912 Ite sul colle, o Druidi Fyodor Ivanovich Chaliapin Bass vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 615m 12-in. 4/26/1912 Ave Signor... Son lo spirito che nega "Prolog" Fyodor Ivanovich Chaliapin Bass vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 618c 12-in. ca. May 1906 Quasi vinti da stanchezza Renzo Minolfi ; Teatro alla Scala Coro Baritone vocal solo, with vocal chorus and orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 620c 12-in. approximately May 1906 Parigi, o cara Fernando De Lucia ; Josephina Huguet Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 621c 12-in. approximately May 1906 Non hai compreso un cor fedel Fernando De Lucia ; Josephina Huguet Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 622c 12-in. May 1906 Dei miei bollenti spiriti Fernando De Lucia Tenor vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Gramophone 630c 12-in. approximately May 1906 Ah, qual colpo Fernando De Lucia ; Josephina Huguet ; Antonio Pini-Corsi Vocal trio (soprano, tenor and baritone), with piano accompaniment instrumentalist, piano  
Gramophone 638c 12-in. approximately May 1906 E' il sol dell'anima Fernando De Lucia ; Josephina Huguet Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Gramophone 641c 12-in. May 1906 Ballata d'Ofelia Josephina Huguet Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone BM647 10-in. 1/11/1929 Excelsior: Carlo Sabajno ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 653c 12-in. ca. May 1906 Pronta io son Ernesto Badini ; Emilia Corsi Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 656½c 12-in. ca. May 1906 Sinfonia Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 656c 12-in. approximately May 1906 Der fliegende Holländer : Sinfonia Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 657c 12-in. May 1906 Don Pasquale symphonie Orchestra Milano [i.e., Teatro alla Scala. Orchestra] Orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 660c 12-in. May 1906 Mignon preludio Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
(Results 51-75 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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