He was the conductor for many of the first complete opera recordings, and seems to have been a repeteur at La Scala. But the recordings show a real idiomatic style and an almost old-fashioned use of rubato. He really knows how the music should go. And the recordings are a bit raw but a great source of discovery of voices of that era.
Lorenzo Molajoli was a great opera conductor
Lorenzo Molajoli is a mysterious figure.
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Ivy Lin
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Ivy Lin
Ivy Lin teaches science as her day job, and in her spare time reviews dance for Bachtrack. She also obsesses over her 20-year-old cat Pumpkin. Ivy is excited to be back in this wonderful, vibrant opera community after a long hiatus. If she were singing opera, she'd still be cast as Despina until she was in a wheelchair. You can follow Ivy on insta as poisonivy326. Although she's mellowed from her "poisonivy" days she still had a discussion recently with her editor about being "too harsh" in her reviews.
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People: Lorenzo Molajoli
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Places & Organizations: Teatro alla Scala
