Lorenzo Molajoli

Lorenzo Molajoli (1868 - 4 April 1939) was an Italian opera conductor who was active in recording during the 1920s and 1930s. His wife Emma was a noted opera singing teacher.

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 Rome (capital and largest city of Italy), Died April 4, 1939 (Milan (Italian commune and capital city of Lombardy) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1028 - 1937

Roles Represented in DAHR: conductor

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 836 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia 74793 12-in. 1916 Gualtier maldè Ines Maria Ferraris ; Cesare Formichi ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with chorus and orchestra conductor  
Columbia 74794 12-in. 1916 Zitti zitti Ines Maria Ferraris ; Cesare Formichi ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Teatro alla Scala Coro ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with chorus and orchestra conductor  
Columbia 74795 12-in. 1916 Larà, Larà Luigi Baldassare ; G. Caiani ; Cesare Formichi ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Teatro alla Scala Coro ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Vocal trio (soprano and 2 baritones), with vocal chorus conductor  
Columbia 74796 12-in. 1916 Mio padre Ines Maria Ferraris ; Cesare Formichi ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Teatro alla Scala Coro ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with chorus and orchestra conductor  
Columbia 74797 12-in. 1916 Compiuto pur quanto Ines Maria Ferraris ; Cesare Formichi ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra conductor  
Columbia 74808 12-in. 1916 E'amabile invero Vincenzo Bettoni ; G. Caiani ; Ines Maria Ferraris ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Teatro alla Scala Coro ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Vocal trio, with orchestra and chorus conductor  
Columbia 74809 12-in. 1916 Un di, se ben rammentami G. Caiani ; Ines Maria Ferraris ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Giuseppe Taccani ; Teatro alla Scala Coro ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Vocal trio, with orchestra and chorus conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX18 12-in. March 1926 Inno al sole Teatro alla Scala Coro Vocal chorus, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX19 12-in. 3/6/1926 Madre pietosa vergine Giannina Arangi-Lombardi Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX20 12-in. 3/6/1926 La vergine degli angeli Giannina Arangi-Lombardi Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX24 12-in. 9/2/1926 [No information] Carlo Galeffi Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX25 12-in. 9/2/1926 [No information] Carlo Galeffi Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX26 12-in. 3/19/1926 Largo al factotum Carlo Galeffi Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX27 12-in. 3/20/1926 O sommo Carlo Carlo Galeffi Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX28 12-in. 5/12/1926 La gioconda : Finale, Act III Bruno Carmassi ; Ferdinando Ciniselli ; Leone Paci ; Emilia Rubadi ; Eva Turner Vocal quintet, with orchestra and chorus conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX29 12-in. 9/4/1926 Non piangere Liù Hipólito Lázaro Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX30 12-in. 9/4/1926 Nessun dorma Hipólito Lázaro Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX31 12-in. 9/6/1926 Improvviso... Hipólito Lázaro Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX32 12-in. 9/6/1926 Come un bel di... Hipólito Lázaro Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX33 12-in. 9/8/1926 Or son sei mesi Hipólito Lázaro Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX34 12-in. 9/8/1926 Ch'ella mi creda Hipólito Lázaro Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX35 12-in. 9/8/1926 Amor ti vieta Hipólito Lázaro Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX36 12-in. 9/8/1926 Ah si ben mio Hipólito Lázaro Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX37 12-in. 9/10/1926 Romanza del fiore Hipólito Lázaro Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX38 12-in. 9/11/1926 Il piccolo Marat Mafalda De Voltri ; Hipólito Lázaro Vocal duet, with orchestra conductor  
(Results 26-50 of 836 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Molajoli, Lorenzo," accessed January 7, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/354530.

Molajoli, Lorenzo. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 7, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/354530.

"Molajoli, Lorenzo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 7 January 2026.

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