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 1-25 of 63 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia 74767 12-in. 1916 Della mia bella Carlo Bonfanti ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Giuseppe Taccani ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Male vocal duet, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia 74768 12-in. 1916 Ella mi fu rapita Lorenzo Molajoli ; Giuseppe Taccani ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia 74769 12-in. 1916 Pari siamo Cesare Formichi ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia 74771 12-in. 1916 Cortigiani vol razza dannata Cesare Formichi ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia 74772 12-in. 1916 Figlia i...mio padre i... Ines Maria Ferraris ; Cesare Formichi ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra conductor  
Columbia 74773 12-in. 1916 Deh non parlare al misero Ines Maria Ferraris ; Cesare Formichi ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra conductor  
Columbia 74774 12-in. 1916 Ah, inseparabile Ines Maria Ferraris ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Giuseppe Taccani ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra conductor  
Columbia 74775 12-in. 1916 Caro mone Ines Maria Ferraris ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia 74776 12-in. 1916 Giovanna ho dei rimorsi G. Caiani ; Ines Maria Ferraris ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Giuseppe Taccani ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Vocal trio, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia 74777 12-in. 1916 Che m'ami Luigi Baldassare ; G. Caiani ; Ines Maria Ferraris ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Giuseppe Taccani ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Vocal quartet, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia 74778 12-in. 1916 Parmi veder le lagrime Lorenzo Molajoli ; Giuseppe Taccani ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia 74779 12-in. 1916 Gia da tre lune G. Caiani ; Ines Maria Ferraris ; Cesare Formichi ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Giuseppe Taccani ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Vocal quartet, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia 74780 12-in. 1916 Chi รจ mai Ines Maria Ferraris ; Cesare Formichi ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra conductor  
Columbia 74781 12-in. 1916 Bella figlia dell'amore G. Caiani ; Ines Maria Ferraris ; Cesare Formichi ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Giuseppe Taccani ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Vocal quartet, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia 74782 12-in. 1916 E' l'ami? La donna e mobile Vincenzo Bettoni ; Ines Maria Ferraris ; Cesare Formichi ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Giuseppe Taccani ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Vocal quartet, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia 74783 12-in. 1916 Quel vecchio maledivami Vincenzo Bettoni ; Cesare Formichi ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with orchestra conductor  
Columbia 74784 12-in. 1916 Un di, se ben rammentami G. Caiani ; Ines Maria Ferraris ; Cesare Formichi ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Giuseppe Taccani ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Vocal quartet, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia 74785 12-in. 1916 Tutte le feste Ines Maria Ferraris ; Cesare Formichi ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra conductor  
Columbia 74786 12-in. 1916 Della vendetta alfim Vincenzo Bettoni ; Ines Maria Ferraris ; Cesare Formichi ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Vocal trio, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia 74787 12-in. 1916 Solo per me l'infamia Ines Maria Ferraris ; Cesare Formichi ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra conductor  
Columbia 74788 12-in. 1916 Ch'io gli parli Luigi Baldassare ; Vincenzo Bettoni ; Carlo Bonfanti ; Cesare Formichi ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Giuseppe Taccani ; Teatro alla Scala Coro ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Vocal quintet, with orchestra and chorus conductor  
Columbia 74789 12-in. 1916 Gran nuova! Gran nuova! Luigi Baldassare ; Cesare Formichi ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Giuseppe Taccani ; Teatro alla Scala Coro ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Vocal trio, with orchestra and chorus conductor  
Columbia 74790 12-in. 1916 M'odi ritorna a casa Vincenzo Bettoni ; G. Caiani ; Ines Maria Ferraris ; Cesare Formichi ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Giuseppe Taccani ; Teatro alla Scala Coro ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Vocal quintet, with orchestra and chorus conductor  
Columbia 74791 12-in. 1916 Partite? Crudele! G. Caiani ; Cesare Formichi ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Giuseppe Taccani ; Teatro alla Scala Coro ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Vocal trio, with orchestra and chorus conductor  
Columbia 74792 12-in. 1916 Duca-Duca? Lorenzo Molajoli ; Giuseppe Taccani ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Tenor vocal solo, with vocal chorus conductor  
(Results 1-25 of 63 records)

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Molajoli, Lorenzo," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/354530.

Molajoli, Lorenzo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/354530.

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