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 |
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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 |
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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LCNAR: Molajoli, Lorenzo - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82077248
Wikidata: Lorenzo Molajoli - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6680775
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/10048957
MusicBrainz: Lorenzo Molajoli - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/73fdb783-cb86-407c-8256-7c4f86cf208e
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