Mario Lanza
Mario Lanza (31 January 1921 – 7 October 1959) was an American operatic ten… Read Full Bio ↴Mario Lanza (31 January 1921 – 7 October 1959) was an American operatic tenor and Hollywood movie star who enjoyed success in the 1950s. His voice was considered by many to rival that of Enrico Caruso, whom Lanza portrayed in the 1951 film The Great Caruso. Lanza was able to sing all types of music. While his highly emotional style was not universally praised by critics, he was immensely popular and his many recordings are still prized today.
Operatic career:
Born Alfredo Arnold Cocozza in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was exposed to opera and singing at a young age, and by the age of 16 his vocal talent became apparent. Starting out in local operatic productions in Philadelphia, he later came to the attention of conductor Serge Koussevitzky, who provided young Cocozza with a full student scholarship to the Berkshire Music Festival at Tanglewood in Massachusetts. Koussevitzky would later tell Lanza that, "Yours is a voice such as is heard once in a hundred years."
His operatic debut, as Fenton in Otto Nicolai's The Merry Wives of Windsor, was at Tanglewood on August 7, 1942, after just six weeks of study with conductors Boris Goldovsky and Leonard Bernstein. It was here that Cocozza adopted his stage name from his mother Maria's maiden name of Lanza. His performances at Tanglewood won him critical acclaim, with Noel Straus of The New York Times hailing the 21-year-old tenor as having "few equals among tenors of the day in terms of quality, warmth, and power."
His operatic career was interrupted by World War II, when he was assigned to Special Services in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He appeared on the wartime shows On the Beam and Winged Victory while in the Air Corps.
He resumed his singing career in October 1945 on the CBS radio program Great Moments in Music, where he made six appearances singing various operatic selections. He later studied under Enrico Rosati for fifteen months, then embarked on an 86-concert tour of the United States, Canada and Mexico between July 1947 and May 1948 with George London and Frances Yeend. In April 1948, he sang Pinkerton in the New Orleans Opera's Madama Butterfly. A concert at the Hollywood Bowl brought Lanza to the attention of MGM's Louis B. Mayer, who signed Lanza to a seven-year film contract with Metro Goldwyn Mayer. This would prove to be a turning point in the young singer's career.
Film career:
MGM's contract with Lanza required him to commit to the studio for six months, and at first Lanza was able to combine his film career with his operatic one, singing two acclaimed performances as Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly for the New Orleans Opera Association in April 1948. He also continued to perform in concert, both in solo appearances and as part of the Bel Canto Trio with George London and Frances Yeend. In May 1949, he made his first commercial recordings with RCA Victor. However, his first two films, That Midnight Kiss and The Toast of New Orleans, were very successful, as was his recording career, and Lanza's fame increased dramatically.
In 1951, Lanza portrayed Enrico Caruso in The Great Caruso, which proved to be an astonishing success. At the same time, his popularity exposed Lanza to intense criticism by music critics, including those who had praised his work years earlier.
In 1954, Lanza was dismissed by MGM after he had pre-recorded the songs for The Student Prince. The film was subsequently made with actor Edmund Purdom miming to Lanza's vocals. During this period Lanza came very close to bankruptcy as a result of poor investment decisions made by his former manager. Owing about $250,000 in back taxes to the IRS, Lanza withdrew from the public eye for a time.
Mario Lanza at home.He returned to an active film career in 1956 in Serenade; despite its strong musical content, it was not as successful as his previous films. Lanza then moved to Rome, Italy in May 1957, where he worked on the film Seven Hills of Rome and returned to live performing in a series of acclaimed concerts throughout Britain, Ireland and the European Continent. In early 1958, he auditioned for the management of La Scala in Milan, and was immediately offered a minimum two-year contract to sing at that theatre. The opera initially discussed was Puccini's Tosca. Later that year, Lanza also agreed to open the 1960/61 season at the Rome Opera as Canio in Pagliacci. At the same time, however, his health began to decline, with the tenor suffering from a variety of ailments, including phlebitis and acute high blood pressure. The following year, in April 1959, Lanza suffered a minor heart attack, followed by double pneumonia in August. He died in Rome in October of that year at the age of 38 from a pulmonary embolism. His widow moved back to Hollywood with their four children and died of a drug overdose five months later; the younger of their two sons died of a heart attack at the age of 37. When Lanza died rumors spread that the notorious mob boss Lucky Luciano (Salvatore Luciano) had had him killed after he refused to perform for him but those rumors quickly died down because they simply were not true. Soprano Maria Callas would later say of him, "My biggest regret is not to have had the opportunity to sing with the greatest tenor voice I've ever heard."
Lanza's short career covered opera, radio, concerts, recordings, and motion pictures. He was the first artist for RCA Victor Red Seal to receive a gold disc. He was also the first artist to sell two and half million albums. A highly influential artist, Lanza has been credited with inspiring the careers of successive generations of opera singers, including Plácido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Leo Nucci and Jose Carreras, as well as those of singers with seemingly different backgrounds, and influences, his RCA Victor label-mate Elvis Presley being the most notable example. In 1994, tenor José Carreras paid tribute to Lanza in a worldwide concert tour, saying of him, "If I'm an opera singer, it's thanks to Mario Lanza."
Operatic career:
Born Alfredo Arnold Cocozza in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was exposed to opera and singing at a young age, and by the age of 16 his vocal talent became apparent. Starting out in local operatic productions in Philadelphia, he later came to the attention of conductor Serge Koussevitzky, who provided young Cocozza with a full student scholarship to the Berkshire Music Festival at Tanglewood in Massachusetts. Koussevitzky would later tell Lanza that, "Yours is a voice such as is heard once in a hundred years."
His operatic debut, as Fenton in Otto Nicolai's The Merry Wives of Windsor, was at Tanglewood on August 7, 1942, after just six weeks of study with conductors Boris Goldovsky and Leonard Bernstein. It was here that Cocozza adopted his stage name from his mother Maria's maiden name of Lanza. His performances at Tanglewood won him critical acclaim, with Noel Straus of The New York Times hailing the 21-year-old tenor as having "few equals among tenors of the day in terms of quality, warmth, and power."
His operatic career was interrupted by World War II, when he was assigned to Special Services in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He appeared on the wartime shows On the Beam and Winged Victory while in the Air Corps.
He resumed his singing career in October 1945 on the CBS radio program Great Moments in Music, where he made six appearances singing various operatic selections. He later studied under Enrico Rosati for fifteen months, then embarked on an 86-concert tour of the United States, Canada and Mexico between July 1947 and May 1948 with George London and Frances Yeend. In April 1948, he sang Pinkerton in the New Orleans Opera's Madama Butterfly. A concert at the Hollywood Bowl brought Lanza to the attention of MGM's Louis B. Mayer, who signed Lanza to a seven-year film contract with Metro Goldwyn Mayer. This would prove to be a turning point in the young singer's career.
Film career:
MGM's contract with Lanza required him to commit to the studio for six months, and at first Lanza was able to combine his film career with his operatic one, singing two acclaimed performances as Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly for the New Orleans Opera Association in April 1948. He also continued to perform in concert, both in solo appearances and as part of the Bel Canto Trio with George London and Frances Yeend. In May 1949, he made his first commercial recordings with RCA Victor. However, his first two films, That Midnight Kiss and The Toast of New Orleans, were very successful, as was his recording career, and Lanza's fame increased dramatically.
In 1951, Lanza portrayed Enrico Caruso in The Great Caruso, which proved to be an astonishing success. At the same time, his popularity exposed Lanza to intense criticism by music critics, including those who had praised his work years earlier.
In 1954, Lanza was dismissed by MGM after he had pre-recorded the songs for The Student Prince. The film was subsequently made with actor Edmund Purdom miming to Lanza's vocals. During this period Lanza came very close to bankruptcy as a result of poor investment decisions made by his former manager. Owing about $250,000 in back taxes to the IRS, Lanza withdrew from the public eye for a time.
Mario Lanza at home.He returned to an active film career in 1956 in Serenade; despite its strong musical content, it was not as successful as his previous films. Lanza then moved to Rome, Italy in May 1957, where he worked on the film Seven Hills of Rome and returned to live performing in a series of acclaimed concerts throughout Britain, Ireland and the European Continent. In early 1958, he auditioned for the management of La Scala in Milan, and was immediately offered a minimum two-year contract to sing at that theatre. The opera initially discussed was Puccini's Tosca. Later that year, Lanza also agreed to open the 1960/61 season at the Rome Opera as Canio in Pagliacci. At the same time, however, his health began to decline, with the tenor suffering from a variety of ailments, including phlebitis and acute high blood pressure. The following year, in April 1959, Lanza suffered a minor heart attack, followed by double pneumonia in August. He died in Rome in October of that year at the age of 38 from a pulmonary embolism. His widow moved back to Hollywood with their four children and died of a drug overdose five months later; the younger of their two sons died of a heart attack at the age of 37. When Lanza died rumors spread that the notorious mob boss Lucky Luciano (Salvatore Luciano) had had him killed after he refused to perform for him but those rumors quickly died down because they simply were not true. Soprano Maria Callas would later say of him, "My biggest regret is not to have had the opportunity to sing with the greatest tenor voice I've ever heard."
Lanza's short career covered opera, radio, concerts, recordings, and motion pictures. He was the first artist for RCA Victor Red Seal to receive a gold disc. He was also the first artist to sell two and half million albums. A highly influential artist, Lanza has been credited with inspiring the careers of successive generations of opera singers, including Plácido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Leo Nucci and Jose Carreras, as well as those of singers with seemingly different backgrounds, and influences, his RCA Victor label-mate Elvis Presley being the most notable example. In 1994, tenor José Carreras paid tribute to Lanza in a worldwide concert tour, saying of him, "If I'm an opera singer, it's thanks to Mario Lanza."
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Mario Lanza Lyrics
'O sole mio That beautiful thing na jurnata ' and sun, n' serene air…
A Kiss A kiss is the touch of summer's fingertips A kiss means…
A Vuchella MARIO LANZA - 'A Vucchella (Little Mouth) Sì, comm'a nu sci…
Adeste Fideles Adeste fideles laeti triumphantes Venite, venite in Bethleh…
All the Things You Are You are the promised kiss of springtime That makes the lonel…
And This is My Beloved Dawn′s promising skies Petals from a pool, drifting Imagine …
April in Paris I never knew the charm of spring I never met it…
Arrivederci Roma T'invidio turista che arrivi T'imbevi de fori e de scavi Poi…
Arrivederci, Roma Arrivederci Roma, goodbye, goodbye to Rome City of a million…
Ave Maria Ave Maria Gratia plena Maria, gratia plena Maria, gratia ple…
Away in a Manger Away in a manger, no crib for his bed, the little…
Be My Love Be my love, for no one else can end this…
Because Because, you come to me, With naught save love, And…
Because You Because you're mine the brightest star I see looks down My…
Because You're Mine Because you're mine the brightest star I see looks down My…
Because Youre Mine Forget me not today, Though I am far away, Just let my…
Because You’re Mine (From Because you're mine the brightest star I see looks down My…
Begin the Beguine When they begin the beguine It brings back the sound…
Beloved Tonight was just a masquerade Tomorrow just another day Let…
Bitter Sweet: I'll See You Again I'll see you again When ever spring breaks through again Tim…
Boom Biddy Boom Just one breath of spring from the air And I'm feeling…
Born to Dance: I've Got You Under My Skin I've got you under my skin. I've got you deep in…
Call me fool Call me fool Thrill me or taunt me I'll be…
Catari Catari Catarì, Catarì Pecchè mm"e ddice sti pparole amare?! Pe…
Che gelida manina Che gelida manina Se la lasci riscaldar. Cercar che giova? A…
Christ-Child In The Manger Away in a manger, no crib for his bed, the little…
come back to sorento Sunlight dances on the sea Tender thoughts occur to me I hav…
Come Dance With Me The lights may be low but the night is aflame Come…
Come Prima Come prima, più di prima t'amerò Per la vita, la mia…
Core 'ngrato Catarì, Catarì Pecchè mm"e ddice sti pparole amare?! Pecchè …
Cosa Cosa There's an old Italian phrase It's an old Italian craze Ever…
Cosi' Cosa' There's an old Italian phrase It's an old Italian craze Ev…
Danny Boy Oh, Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling From glen…
Day In and Day Out Day in, day out The same old hoodoo follows me about The…
Deck the Halls Deck the halls with boughs of holly Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-l…
Deep In My Heart The magic of springtime is around us tonight Enchantment is …
Desert Song My desert is waiting; Dear, come there with me. I'm longing …
Dicitencello vuie Dicitencello a ′sta cumpagna vosta Ch'aggio perduto ′o suonn…
Do You Wonder Do you wonder why I love you so If you really…
Donkey Serenade There's a song in the air, But the fair senorita…
Drink Ein zwei drei vier Lift your stein and drink your…
Drink, Drink, Drink Drink, Drink, Drink(Drinking Song) Mario Lanza Ein zwei drei…
DrinkDrinkDrink Ein zwei drei vier Lift your stein and drink your…
Drinking Song Drink! Drink! Drink! To eyes that are bright as…
Earthbound Earthbound my heart was earthbound Till I looked into your e…
Falling In Love With Love Falling in love with love is falling for make-believe Fallin…
First Noel The First Noel the angels did say Was to certain poor…
Fools Rush In "Romance is a game for fools" I used to say A game…
For You Alone When you walk through a storm Hold your chin up high And…
Funicul Funicul Some think the world is made for fun and frolic, And…
Funiculì funiculà Some think the world is made for fun and frolic And…
Funiculi%2C Funicula Some think the world is made for fun and frolic, And…
Funiculi' funicula' Some think the world is made for fun and frolic And…
Gaudeamus Igitur Gaudeamus igitur Juvenes dum sumus. Gaudeamus igitur Juvenes…
Golden Days Golden days, in the sunshine of a happy youth Golden days,…
Gounod: Ave Maria Ave Maria Gratia plena Maria, gratia plena Maria, gratia ple…
Granada Granada, I'm falling under your spell And if you could speak…
Guardian Angel Guardian angels around my bed Joining me in my prayers They …
Gypsy Love Song Red rose out of the East, Tell the love I…
Hark the Herald Angels Sing Hark, the herald angels sing Glory to the new-born king Peac…
I Love Thee Because you're mine, the brightest star I see looks down My…
I Saw Three Ships I saw three ships come sailing in On Christmas Day, on…
I'll Be Seeing You I'll be seeing you in all the old familiar places That…
I'll never love you Because you're mine, the brightest star I see looks down My…
I'll See You Again I'll see you again When ever spring breaks through again Tim…
I'll See You in My Dreams I'll see you in my dreams And I'll hold you in…
I'll Walk with God I'll walk with god From this day on His helping hand…
I'm Falling In Love With Someone Falling in love with love is falling for make-believe Fallin…
I've Got You Under My Skin I've got you under my skin. I've got you deep in…
I've Told Every Little Star I make up things to say on my way to…
If If you were mine I could be a ruler of kings And…
If I Loved you I loved you, time and again I would try to…
In walk with god I'll walk with god From this day on His helping hand…
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear It came upon the midnight clear That glorious song of old Fr…
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear It came upon the midnight clear That glorious song of old …
It's Now or Never Never till now Were those rainbows there Did the skylark sin…
I’ll Never Love You Because you're mine, the brightest star I see looks down My…
I’ll See You Again I'll see you again When ever spring breaks through again Tim…
I’ll Walk with God I'll walk with god From this day on His helping hand…
Joy to the World Joy to the world, the Lord is come! Let earth receive…
Kiss A kiss is the touch of summer's fingertips A kiss means…
La Donna E Mobile La donna è mobile, qual piuma al vento, muta d'accento, e…
La Spagnola Di spagna sono la bella Regina son dell'amor Tutti mi dico…
Lolita Ever since I was a young boy, I've played the silver…
Long ago Long ago and far away I dreamed a dream one day And…
Lords Prayer Our Father, who art in heaven Hallowed be Thy Name Thy kingd…
Love in a Home You can tell when you open the door You can tell…
Love Is a Many Splendored Thing Love is a many splendored thing It's the April rose tha…
Love Is the Sweetest Thing LOVE IS THE SWEETEST THING, WHAT ELSE ON EARTH COULD EVER…
Loveliest Night of the Year When you are in love It's the lovliest night of the…
Lover Come Back To Me You went away I let you We broke the ties that bind I…
Mama Mia Che Vo Sape Ella es asi... dificil de olvidar... cuando le haces el amor…
Marcheta Marcheta, Marcheta I still hear you calling me back To you…
Maria Marì Maria Mari' Arápete fenesta! Famme affacciá a Maria, Ca stó…
more than you Whether you are here or yonder, Whether you are false…
Musica Proibita Ogni sera di sotto al mio balcone Sento cantar una canzone…
My destiny My destiny Your smile is my destiny And I must be…
My Song My Love Be my love, for no one else can end this…
My Wild Irish Rose My wild Irish Rose The sweetest flower that grows You may se…
Na Sera 'E Maggio Quanno ven'a appuntamento Guarde 'o mare, guard'e ffronne Si…
Nessun Dorma Così comanda Turandot Questa notte nessun dorma in Pekino! …
Never Till Now Never till now Were those rainbows there Did the skylark sin…
Night and Day Like the beat, beat, beat, Of the tom-tom; When the jungle s…
Noel The First Noel the angels did say Was to certain poor…
Non Ti Scordar Di Me Partirono le rondini Dal mio paese freddo e senza sole, Cerc…
None but the Lonely Heart None but the lonely heart Can know my sadness Alone and part…
O O holy night, the stars are brightly shining It is the…
O Christmas Tree O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree! How are thy leaves so…
O Come All Ye Faithful Adeste fideles laeti triumphantes Venite, venite in Bethlehe…
O Come, All Ye Faithful O Come All Ye Faithful Joyful and triumphant, O come ye, O…
O Holy Night O holy night, the stars are brightly shining It is the…
O Little Town of Bethlehem O little town of Bethlehem, How still we see thee lie! Abo…
O Little Town of Bethlehem: O little town of Bethlehem O little town of Bethlehem How still we see thee lie Above…
O sole mio That beautiful thing na jurnata ' and sun, n' serene air…
O'Christmas Tree O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree! How are thy leaves so…
o'Sole mio That beautiful thing na jurnata ' and sun, n' serene air…
Oh Christmas Tree O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree! How are thy leaves so…
Oh Come All Ye Faithful Adeste fideles laeti triumphantes Venite, venite in Bethlehe…
Oh Danny Boy Oh, Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling From glen…
Oh Holy Night O holy night, the stars are brightly shining It is the…
Oh Little Town of Bethlehem Oh, little town of Bethlehem How still we see thee lie Above…
On the Street Where You Live I have often walked down this street before But the pavement…
One Alone My desert is waiting; Dear, come there with me. I'm longing …
One Night of Love Because you're mine, the brightest star I see looks down My…
Only a Rose Red rose out of the East, Tell the love I…
Osole Mio That beautiful thing na jurnata ' and sun, n' serene air…
Overture Tonight was just a masquerade Tomorrow just another day L…
Pagliacci "Vesti la Giubba" Recitar! Mentre preso dal delirio, Non so più quel che dico,…
Parlami d' Amore Mariu Come sei bella, più bella stasera Mariù! Splende un sorriso …
Questa O Quella LUCIANO PAVAROTTI WATCH NOW Questa o quella, per me pari s…
Riff Song Over the ground There comes a sound It is the…
Roses of Picardy She is watching by the poplars, Colinette with the sea-blue …
Santa Lucia The silver star shines on the sea,the waves are gentle,…
Schubert's ave Maria Ave Maria Gratia plena Maria, gratia plena Maria, gratia ple…
September Song When I was a young man courting the girls I played…
Serenade Serenade Our love is the serenade A song the heavens made an…
Seven Hills of Rome You'll fall in love Your heart is home When you are young…
Silent Night Silent night, holy night All is calm, all is bright 'Round y…
Silent Night Holy Night O holy night, the stars are brightly shining It is the…
So In Love Falling in love with love is falling for make-believe Fallin…
So In Love - Strange dear, but true, dear When I'm close to you, dear T…
Softly As In A Morning Sunrise Love came to me Gay and tender Love came to me Sweet surrend…
Sole Mio That beautiful thing na jurnata ' and sun, n' serene air…
Somebody Bigger Than You & I Who made the mountains Who made the trees Who made…
Somebody Bigger Than You and I Who made the mountains Who made the trees Who made…
Someday Someday I'll find you Someday I'll find you, moonlight behin…
Someday I’ll Find You Someday I'll find you Someday I'll find you, moonlight behi…
Song Of Songs Do you recall that night in June when first we…
Speak Low Speak low when you speak, love, Our summer day withers away …
Summertime in Heidelberg When it's summertime in Heidelberg, There's beauty everywher…
Sylvia Sylvia's hair is like the night Touched with glancing starry…
Temptation You came, I was alone I should have known you were…
The Best Things In Life Are Free The moon belongs to ev'ryone The best things in life are…
The Desert Song My desert is waiting; Dear, come there with me. I'm longing …
The Desert Song: The Riff Song Over the ground There comes a sound It is the…
The Donkey Serenade There's a song in the air, But the fair senorita…
The Drinking Song Drink! Drink! Drink! To eyes that are bright as…
The First Noel The First Noel the angels did say Was to certain poor…
The First Noël The First Noel the angel did say Was to certain poor…
The Guardians Angel Guardian angels around my bed Joining me in my prayers They …
The Little Christmas Tree O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree! How are thy leaves so…
The Lord's Prayer Our Father, who art in heaven Hallowed be Thy Name Thy kingd…
The Loveliest Night of the Year When you are in love It's the lovliest night of the…
The New Moon: Lover Come Back To Me You went away I let you We broke the ties that bind I…
The New Moon: Softly As In A Love came to me Gay and tender Love came to me Sweet surr…
The Riff Song Over the ground There comes a sound It is the…
The Rosary The hours I spent with thee, dear heart Or as a…
The Song Angels Sing Hark, the herald angels sing Glory to the new-born king Peac…
The Song Is You I hear music when I look at you, A beautiful theme…
The Song of Songs Do you recall that night in June when first we…
The Student Prince: Deep in my heart dear The magic of springtime is around us tonight Enchantment is …
The Student Prince: I'll Walk With God I'll walk with god From this day on His helping hand…
The Student Prince: in My Heart Dear The magic of springtime is around us tonight Enchantment is …
The Toast Of New Orleans Be my love, for no one else can end this…
The Virgin's Slumber Amid the roses mary sits and rocks her jesus child, While…
The Virgin's Slumber Song (Maria Wiegenlied) Maria sitzt im Rosenhag Und wiegt ihr Jesuskind, Durch die B…
The Virgin’s Slumber Song Amid the roses mary sits and rocks her jesus child, While…
Time On My Hands When the day fades away into twilight The moon is my…
Toast of New Orleans Be my love, for no one else can end this…
Una Furtiva Lagrima Una furtiva lagrima Negli occhi suoi spuntò: Quelle festose …
Valencia Valencia, in my dreams it always seems I hear you softly…
Valencia ) Valencia, in my dreams it always seems I hear you softly…
Vesti La Giubba Recitar! Mentre preso dal delirio Non so più quel che dico E…
Walk On I'll walk with god From this day on His helping hand…
We Three Kings Oh little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee…
We Three Kings of Orient We three kings of orient are Bearing gifts we traverse afar …
We Three Kings of Orient Are Oh little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee…
Where or When It seems we stood and talked like this before. We looked…
With a Song in My Heart With a song in my heart, I behold your adorable…
Without a Song Without a song the day would never end Without a song…
Wonder Why Wonder why I'm not myself off late I'm feeling strangely gre…
You Do you wonder why I love you so If you really…
You Are Love You are the promised kiss of springtime That makes the lonel…
You Do Something to Me You do something to me Something that simply mystifies me Te…
You Eyes Have Told Me So I saw your eyes, your wonderful eyes With love light and…
You'll Never Walk Alone When you walk through a storm Hold your chin up high And…
Younger Than Springtime Younger than springtime are you, Softer than starlight are y…
Your Eyes Have Told Me So I saw your eyes, your wonderful eyes With love light and…
Yours Is My Heart Alone Yours is my heart alone And without you life holds no…
You’ll Never Walk Alone When you walk through a storm Hold your chin up high And…
June E. Dahl
on April in Paris
This is a truly wonderful version of the "Our Father". Mario Lanza has a reverential interpretation of this melody and sings it with heartfelt intensity. I will be 80 years old next February (God willing) and I always associate Mario Lanza with my Faith because I saw: "The Great Caruso" with my Mother and sister , in 1951. I was 9 years- old at the time and had begun to sing in the church choir as a child, myself. The choir- boy, start of Enrico Caruso ´s singing career impressed me very much ! And, so, I associate Mario Lanza with the Catholic Church. The part of Enrico Caruso played by Mario Lanza, really made this Warner Bros. Hollywood film classic what it is. I appreciated that his voice nearly sobbed and grieved on the arias when required and was very moving and expressive ! His marvellous tenor voice was an unforgettable experience which has remained with me, all my life ! Mario Lanza has given me through his interpretations of arias and ballads, my first musical glimpse as a child into the human heart ! His particular timbre and sound coupled with the fine well- modulated nuances and dynamic range, are outstanding. He sings with passion, vitality and great joy !
Alex Berlin Germany
on Vogliatemi Bene
Instead of all that, now you'll have here something not alike: Tutti Frutti, Gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John
He claims he has the misery
But he havin' a lot of fun
Oh, baby, yes, baby
Whoo, baby, havin' me some fun tonight, yeah
Well, long tall Sally, she's built for speed
She got everything that Uncle John need