Lorenzo Molajoli

Lorenzo Molajoli (1868 - 4 April 1939) was an Italian opera conductor who was active in recording during the 1920s and 1930s.

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 1868 (Rome), Died April 4, 1939

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1916 - 1935

Roles Represented in DAHR: conductor

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Recordings (Results 51-63 of 63 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia (U.K.) WBX637 12-in. January-July 1929 Sinfonia Grande Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano ; Lorenzo Molajoli Orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX699 12-in. September-December 1929 Preludio Atto 3.o - L'alba Grande Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano ; Lorenzo Molajoli Orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX700 12-in. September-December 1929 Preludio Grande Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano ; Lorenzo Molajoli Orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WB1699 10-in. 11/15/1927 Preludio parte 2a Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WB1730 10-in. 11/19/1927 Preludio parte 1a Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WB2220 10-in. between September and December 1928 Presso una catacomba Grande Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano ; Lorenzo Molajoli Orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WB2224 10-in. between September and December 1928 I pini del Gianicolo Grande Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano ; Lorenzo Molajoli Orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) CB6957 10-in. 6/4/1935 Vissi d'arte Lorenzo Molajoli ; Claudia Muzio Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) CB6958 10-in. between January and July 1935 Donde lieta uscì Lorenzo Molajoli ; Claudia Muzio Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) CB6963 10-in. 6/5/1935 Tacea la notte placida Lorenzo Molajoli ; Claudia Muzio Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) CB6966 10-in. 6/7/1935 Poveri fiori Lorenzo Molajoli ; Claudia Muzio Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) CB6976 10-in. between January and July 1935 Beau soir Lorenzo Molajoli ; Claudia Muzio Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) CB6977 10-in. 6/10/1935 Bonjour Suzon Lorenzo Molajoli ; Claudia Muzio Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
(Results 51-63 of 63 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Molajoli, Lorenzo," accessed May 6, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/354530.

Molajoli, Lorenzo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 6, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/354530.

"Molajoli, Lorenzo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 May 2024.

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