Carlo Lombardo

Carlo Lombardo dei Baroni Lombardo di San Chirico (Naples, 28 November 1869 – Milan, 19 December 1959) known also under the composer-pseudonyms Léon Bard, Leo Bard, Leblanc and M. Fernandez, was an Italian operetta impresario, comedian, librettist, publisher and "composer" of pasticcio productions of other composers' music. He is regarded in Italy as the father of the late 19th and early 20th Century revival in Italian operetta. Lombardo was responsible, in a somewhat debatable manner, for getting Pietro Mascagni to write the operetta Sì. His brother was the conductor and composer Costantino Lombardo. His publishing house, Lombardo Editore, continues to publish sheet music for operettas.

Birth and Death Data: Born Naples (city and commune in Campania, Italy), Died December 19, 1959 (Milan (Italian commune and capital city of Lombardy) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1917 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist

Notes: Also used pseudonym Léon Bard.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 53 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	CVE-40069	12-in.	10/10/1927	Addio, colomba	Sandro Benelli ; Dora Domar ; Maestri cantori di Firenze	Mixed vocal chorus and soloist, with piano	lyricist
Victor	G-1880	10-in.	4/27/1917	La duquesa del Bal Tabarín	Rondalla Usandizaga	Instrumental quintet	composer
Victor	G-1906	10-in.	4/30/1917	La duquesa del Bal Tabarin	Orquesta Típica Eduardo Arolas	Instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	G-2013	10-in.	5/15/1917	La regina del fonógrafo	Orquesta Típica Eduardo Arolas	Instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	CBVE-091874	10-in.	before 7/12/1950	Dúo final	Angélica Montes ; Manuel Pineda ; Vicente Bianchi Orquesta	Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	70018	10-in.	between 1920 and 1923	Colle donne son brutale	Ines Talamo ; G. Zanasi	Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra	composer
Columbia	70020	10-in.	between 1920 and 1923	Duetto delle carte	Luigi Baldassare ; Ines Talamo	Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra	composer
Columbia	70029	10-in.	between 1920 and 1923	Quartetto	Vocal chorus (unidentified; Columbia Records)	Vocal chorus, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	70611	10-in.	between 1920 and 1923	Qual'è lo spleen	Luigi Baldassare ; Ines Talamo	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Gramophone	BM662	10-in.	1/18/1929	La colombina pudica	Ines Lidelba ; Renato Trucchi	Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Gramophone	BM664	10-in.	1/18/1929	Tra Venezia e il glauco mar...	Ines Lidelba ; Renato Trucchi	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Columbia (U.K.)	WBX820	12-in.	January-December 1930	Madame di Thebes	Guido Agnoletti ; Orchestra Italiana Armando di Piramo	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WB1070	10-in.	approximately 1926	Ah! Ah! come si sta ben	Ernesto Badini ; Ines Talamo	Vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WB1094	10-in.	September-October 1926	Spesso a cuori e picche	Ernesto Badini ; Ines Talamo	Vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WB1118	10-in.	September-October 1926	Dueto delle campane	A. Ferrini ; Ines Talamo	Vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WB1128	10-in.	late 1926 or early 1927	Frou frou del Tabarin	Ines Talamo	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WBX1280	12-in.	2/17/1933	Duchessa del Bal Tabarin fantasia	Orchestra Italiana Armando di Piramo	Orchestra	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WBX1284	12-in.	January-July 1933	Il conte di Lussemburgo fantasia	Orchestra Italiana Armando di Piramo	Orchestra	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WB4359	10-in.	11/5/1931	Mia piccina graziosa	Enrico Dezan ; Ines Talamo	Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra (opera)	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WB4360	10-in.	11/5/1931	Canzone del latte	A. Baratelli ; L. Ferrari ; L. Ferrarini ; Arturo Furlai ; Ester Riva	Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra (opera)	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WB4361	10-in.	11/5/1931	Finale 1° atto, parte 2.a	Enrico Dezan ; L. Ferrari ; L. Ferrarini ; Arturo Furlai ; Ester Riva ; Ines Talamo	Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra (opera)	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WB4365	10-in.	11/6/1931	Reminiscenza duetto della barca	Enrico Dezan ; L. Ferrari ; L. Ferrarini ; Arturo Furlai ; Ines Talamo	Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra (opera)	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WB4366	10-in.	11/6/1931	Foxtrot dei campanelli	L. Ferrari ; L. Ferrarini ; A. Ferrini ; Arturo Furlai ; Ester Riva ; Ines Talamo	Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra (opera)	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WB4367	10-in.	11/6/1931	Foxtrot dei campanelli 2.a strofa	Ines Talamo	Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra (opera)	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WB4368	10-in.	11/6/1931	Finale 2° atto	L. Ferrari ; L. Ferrarini ; A. Ferrini ; Arturo Furlai ; Ester Riva ; M. Rubens ; Ines Talamo	Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra (opera)	composer

(Results 1-25 of 53 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lombardo, Carlo," accessed January 8, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116461.

Lombardo, Carlo. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 8, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116461.

"Lombardo, Carlo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 8 January 2026.