Also remember that Mario Lanza was virtually untrained. His singing came straight from his soul with a sparkle that overflowed into his joyful smile and eyes. There have certainly been many tenors with more perfect technique, but none I think with as much true passion. My father grew up in his neighborhood in South Philadelphia and knew him when my father was a child and Mario was a teenager.
I've heard them all and altho some may have better trained voices , none come across with such pure and unadulterated FEELINGS as Mario Lanza's version. The absolute best of them all. Many hit the notes, Mario hits the HEART
One of the best if not the finest.Dont forget this was recorded years ago. But remember you must support opera or we will be left to listening to voices from the past.In the US we are very weak with our support except in the largest metro areas.
The finest voice of all the tenors to me, even pavotroti said it was Mario whom he tried to copy as a young man but hit the notes like him but not his golden tone,
Sorry to hear about your father's decease. My condolences! I hope you will find confort listening to this kind of music once in a while, and when you reunite with your dad up there keep trying to convince him lovingly that Mario was one of the best tenors ever. God bless!
None shall sleep! None shall sleep! Even you, O Princess, in your cold bedroom, watch the stars..that tremble with love and with hope! But my secret is hidden within me; none will know my name! No, no! On your mouth I will say it when the light shines! And my kiss will dissolve the silence that makes you mine! No one will know his name..and we will have to, alas, die, die! Vanish, o night! Set, stars! Set, stars! At dawn, I will win!
my father and i argued so so much over Mario... he would call him a screamer... i would call him pasionate... my father passed away peacefully in his sleep to days ago... Im sitting here with tears streaming down my face... when we meet agian the arguement will commence once again. I love you Mario!
@XMercian This video and your comment both, have me with tears, my father passed away a few years ago, and I had found in his room the set of "the golden voice of mario lanza". I have a passion for opera because of my father and specifcally this man here. thanks a lot to the poster and to XMercian, as you have both awakened some memories for me.
@XMercian I have been where you are now. I'm sorry for your loss. You keep on keeping the faith and there is no doubt you two will meet up. Hang in there friend. <3
@XMercian No I don't agree. I listen to opera quite often, and Lanza cannot carry the note like Pavarotti. Too bad he died at 36 yrs old. There was foul play in that situation., I remember when he first started in 1952. He had made the movie "The Great Caruso"
He sounded great, but when I found Pavarotti, I knew he was the best ever.
@HeatherGlen33 You may like Pavarotti more than Lanza,However Lanza can carry the note as well as anyone.Lanza also died at age 38.The Great Caruso movie was probably the worst of the movies that Lanza had made.It was full of inaccuracies as far as the story line went & his acting throughout the movie was pretty hammy.I don't really think that Lanza had any competition in the so called American songs.Pavarotti although wonderful as Lanza is,had l lot of competition in the Italian repertory.CONT.
@sugarbist It's true that America does not have the interest in opera, as in Europe.
LeBohme will always be my favorite. I gave away all my 75rpm records of Lanza. Now I have DVD's of Pavarotti and Domingo. My husband was Italian and when he passed away, I gave the breakable records away. Lanza and Pav, were both "womanizers" and that is hard to accept. Lanza bragged about his many affairs while married with 5 kids. While his family was in the room.
@HeatherGlen33 I also love La Boheme. The opera is simply beautifully romantic& I think it captures every person no matter how old or young they are. Although I had my suspicions about Pav. & Lanza, I never realized the extent of Lanza vanity. I know that ML had a lot of problems but I thought they were mostly over drinking&eating.I've also heard a few things about Domingo,but I try to distance myself about such rumors& keep them from influencing me wether or not I like their singing.Enjoy
@HeatherGlen33 Although Pav.was wonderful there were tenors in opera history that did trump him in certain roles,Pav.was not really suited for Aida, Chenier,&Trovatore as Corelli,Volpi&Fillipeschi were.Pav was really a lyric tenor that did sing some of the heavier roles with some good acclaim. Even his( Nessun Dorma )which he sang beautifully&made more popular was not an opera that he excelled in.Even my favorite tenors do not sing everything great.Caruso for me&many is really the best ever.
@XMercian my mom passed 5 months ago to a 2 yr battle with cancer she turned me on to mario he truley is the best in my opinion his passion is unequal and this song brings me to tears everytime i hear it makes me miss her more...hang in there pal you will have that argument once again in gods perfect world!
Nessun dorma! Nessun dorma! Tu pure, o, Principessa, nella tua fredda stanza, guardi le stelle che tremano d'amore e di speranza. Ma il mio mistero è chiuso in me, il nome mio nessun saprà! No, no, sulla tua bocca lo dirò quando la luce splenderà! Ed il mio bacio scioglierà il silenzio che ti fa mia! (Il nome suo nessun saprà!...
A passionate and incredibly gifted soul. His voice is as good as it gets. His life was tragic. What a gift to us all. No one sings with this depth today.
@markrpope3 Had to be between 1947 (his first opera performance) and his death in 1959. He died at age 38 from a pulmonary embolism after suffering a minor heart attack, double pneumonia, and then undergoing a strenuous and controversial weight loss program. He was known for dissolute living. This must have been recorded either for an album or as part of one of his movie roles, as it doesn't appear he ever performed Turndot. I remember him well from childhood for The Student Prince.
@markrpope3 Had to be between 1947 (his first opera) and his death in 1959. He died at age 38 from a pulmonary embolism after suffering a minor heart attack, double pneumonia, and then undergoing a strenuous and controversial weight loss program. He was known for dissolute living. This must have been recorded either for an album or as part of one of his movie roles, as it doesn't appear he ever performed Turndot. I remember him well from childhood for The Student Prince.
Pavarotti was technically excellent (is that a Sabbath album?) but he left me a little cold. This guy sang like his life depended on it, it's a personal view but if you don't agree you can f*** off :-)
Llevo el nombre de este gran tenor gracias a que mi madre fue una gran admiradora suya. Nunca podré agradecer el compartir nombre con este gran artista, Gracias a ambos.
Not up there with Pav or Bocelli at all. Superior to both of them. Pav, as brilliant a technician as he was, simply lacked the vocal size. Mario is much fuller and his top is unsurpassed.
Mario unfortunatly was a movie star, before he got to the opera stage, his voice was not trained , but Im sure he could have done many opera roles if he wanted, after the musicals were gone from Hollywood, maybe he would have gone that route, he was not a very good student of voice, his voice was incredible.
To all you know it alls.Lanza sang three opera performances. Two Butterflys in New Orleans just before his first movie.He did concert tours all over the US and Canada to rave reviews.He was seduced by Hollywood and couldn't turn down the money they were throwing at him.The Rome Opera asked him to open the 1960 season and he was planning on doing it.But his health began to fail.Lucia Albanese said he could have been the greatest one of all.There are many great tenors and all to his own taste.
Lanza was a great singer, but it is unfair to compare him to Pavarotti. Lanza never sang in an opera, and was manly known as popular singer and occasional film singer/actor. Pavarotti was probably the greatest tenor in a century.
@MiserableOldFart Lanza did sing some performances of Butterflyand sang numerous concerts in Europe the Us and Canada.Pavarotti, I would consider an excellent tenor, But proclaiming that Pav was the greatest tenor in a century is a little extreme.We have had tenors like Corelli Del Monaco Di Stefano Gigli Lauri Volpi Bjorling Tucker Merli Fillipeschi Fleta &Cortis whos fans would all lay claim to the (greatest tenor of the century.)I'm not including Enrico Caruso, for that would be simply unfair
Lanza, not even close. Pavarotti, though great, wasn't nearly as smooth or powerful. There was something more forced about singing. Placido Domingo is better than Pavarotti as well, though that's not the common thing to say. Pavarotti couldn't hold Lanza's jock though. Lanza simply had the perfect tenor voice, the smoothest, and most effortlessly powerful voice in operatic history.
What Lanza had was an almost unmatched (Caruso perhaps) ability to communicate emotion with his voice. Listen also to Che gelida manina from Boheme...magnificent!
As too Bjorling-- his recording was one of the very best complete of the opera but he never sang the opera live on stage, live just the aria. The role on stage was more a role for MDM , Corelli and Tucker and all three of them sang it on stage. I'm not a Corelli fan but his Calaf live on stage was really made for his voice. I like the Jussi recording with Tebaldi and Nilsson of course--state of the art recording and Lanza had a great superb tenor voice that turned so many of us on to opera.
Great heart, great soul, and yes I like this every bit as well as Pavarotti...They are different, but I always felt that tenors like Pavarotti were as much about impressing me with what they could do, rather than the passion. And with due respect to all elitists and their opinions on something they will never be able to do, artists should NEVER be in competition..There IS no competition for an art, only interpretation by the artist, a very personal thing, and response, also uniquely personal...
Poor Mario....flat notes and slurring....but forever commercial and loved....
No, not an Opera singer.....
If you are really serious about Opera and The Voice, then we are blessed here in this lifespan with the greatest of voices......the voice of Franco Corelli....
If Corelli were alive today, I would be honoured to bathe and kiss his feet....
I feel very privileged every time I hear this marvellous voice....makes my heart stir with passion...
@sdi1111: Corelli is indeed wonderful, but this is not Lanza's best recording and certainly not his best Nessun dorma.
Remember, as well, that Nessun dorma was not the "rock star" aria in the 1950's that it has become today. Turnadot was seldom performed prior to Corelli, and the most famous version prior to this was Jussi Bjorling's, which was sung in a style Lanza couldn't possibly emulate (nor should he have).
For Lanza at his best, try Che gelida manina or Neapolitan songs.
@badpdx Bjorling's Nessun Dorma is indeed impeccably beautiful.However I find Bjorling, For the most part ,incapable of expressing emotion&temperment¬ exciting as many other great tenors were.Bjorling has a live E lucevan Le Stelle Thats full of emotion, But I feel it's a rarity.I always feel that Lanza is much more intimate,in arias&espescially in the so- called American songs where Lanza truly stands alone.
@sugarbist: I am a huge fan of Lanza's. I suspect that had he chosen to vigorously pursue opera over films and records he may have had a career roughly corresponding to that of Di Stefano. I think he would have been wonderful (and even world class) in a limited number of roles such as Andrea Chenier, Rodolfo, Cavaradossi, Pinkerton, the Duke and Canio. He may have even branched out into Don Jose and Nemorino. However, he did not, which opens him up to the criticism of snobs everywhere.
@badpdx Well said,I Really agree with your response.But,as far as criticism goes, many great singers and tenors do fall into that category. Perhaps not for the same reasonas Lanza, but criticism doesn't seem to exclude any of the great tenors such as DelMonaco Corelli Di Stefano Gigli Bjorling Volpi and so on.I also believe that their are some tenors that enjoy accolades they are not deserving of.Most notably PD and JC. so I try to listen to their better recordings to see what I'm missing.
@sugarbist: it is true: there are no perfect tenors. Much as I love Caruso, his recordings often sound nasally and unsubtle. Much as I love Jussi, he was chronically a microtone sharp and his middle and lower registers lacked power. Much as I love Gigli, he took such liberties with the music and indulged in such sobbing that he was sometimes unlistenable. And much as I love Lanza, he was also frequently sharp and unrefined. But, ahhh, at their best, these voices were sublime . . .
@badpdx Agreed. May I suggest 2 tenors that I think are Pretty interesting? Daniele Barioni and Vasco Campagnano.You may already Know who they are, But if you don't , they are kind of a refreshing break away from the more famous singers.Thanks
You can say what you like...just as we have Catholics and Protestants, Republicans and Democrats, black and white... However, you cannot appreciate a voice such as Corelli's unless you yourself have studied the voice and have sung the roles.... who else can diminuendo on the top B flat in Celeste Aida from fortissimo to pianissimo, as Verdi wrote it! Compare Pavarotti and Corelli on this one and you will understand what I write about...As for Lanza....a great commercial performer...nothing more
@gal5131 Well, I suppose 45 years as a professional singer would mean nothing to you.... Believe me, it has it's disadvantages... Primarily, there must be a voice..then the soul to match, and finally, the rendition... But, without the God-given talent that is so rare and so special, I just can't accept bad singing.. Good on Bon Jovi for his rendition of a great American song... Sadly he hasn't the voice for it... As for you, if you enjoy what you listen to, then who or what else matters...
@sdi1111: Corelli had a wonderful instrument, but he will never be my favorite tenor. To me, he always sounds as if he is in intense, physical pain. Whether he is singing the heartwrenching "Addio alla Madre" or the light and bouncy "Viva, il vino spumeggiante" the emotion is the same: intense physical pain. He sounds as if his toenails are being ripped off while he is singing. Thus, for me, he is great in arias that are emotionally charged and weirdly inappropriate in arias that aren't.
@badpdx Corelli is1of my favorite tenors.I understand your critique about him.He IS very intense and it might have been because of his nerves.Corelli liked his own voice more so on records than LIVE. I liked him Live because I thought he was more exciting&unpredictable.I also appreciated his diminuendos,filaturas&mezza voce,which are unusual for a large voice Ididn't care for him when he 1ST appeared on the scene, because of his noisy voice&rolloing Rs.I saw him in Trovatore& he was great.Enjoy
@sugarbist : interesting point about live vs. studio Corelli. Come to think of it he does sound better live. And, though he is still not my favorite tenor, his best recordings are as good as anybody's.
@badpdx My attempt is not to change anyones mind about their favorite tenor,But perhaps to help others appreciate why I like my favorites, and to share information as appose to arguing back and forth about who's better. I thought your comments were pretty interesting& thats why I replied . Thanks
Pavarotti está de primero en la lista de los grandes tenores líricos de todos los tiempos. Sin embargo, Mario Lanza escribió su nombre en la misma pagina.
It's a shame Mario didn't complete operatic training. He would have been a splendid addition to the Met and a rival to all dramatic tenors of Italian and French opera of the day. Still, we are fortunate to have so many recordings of this magnificent voice.
DOMINGO, WILL SQUARE, PAVAROTTI..tous, paid homage to the single voice of LANZA.PAVAROTTI even said: since LANZA died, CARUSO does not have any more a successor, it has only disciples.He died too young person in 38 years, whereas the operas of Rome, Milan, SanFrancisco. finally .attendaient, that he sings a complete opera on scene, and of the projects were in hand.Guy CREQUIE
This is beautiful of course, however if you ever get the chance to hear Neil Sedaka's, (that is right, I said Neil Sedaka) version in which he wrote different lyrics to go with the music (A story about his Father) you will be in tears of Joy at such a great performance. My wife and I heard him sing this at Harrah's in Lake Tahoe and the entire sold out audience was in tears and speechless over his performance. He is much much more than 'Calendar girl'.
Hasta hoy pensé que de los tenores contemporáneos que había escuchado, no había mejor voz que la de Pavarotti, pero después de escuchar la potencia y colorida belleza de la voz de Mario Lanza, noto la gran diferencia a favor de este.
I remember Mario Lanza so well, being from Philadelphia myself. He had an awesome voice and I really miss him. He died so young. In this recording of Nessun Dorma from Puccini's Torandot, I think Lanza actually sounded better than Pavarotti. But that's not to say that Pavarotti wasn't great too. But both had their own style.
As ND versions go, there is an ultimate theatricality and enunciation in this version. It is sung by a singer who is a better actor than Pavarotti was. Luciano was like a violin who carried the notes longer while this guy is a cello but with more deep register passion. But you can't compare the two. They're just different.
As ND versions go, there is an ultimate theatricality and enunciation in this version. It is sung by a singer who is a better actor than Pavarotti was. Luciano was like a violin who carried the notes longer while this guy is a cello but with more deep register passion. But you can't compare the two. They're just different.
As ND versions go, there is an ultimate theatricality and enunciation in this version. It is sung by a singer who is a better actor than Pavarotti was. Luciano was like a violin who carried the notes longer while this guy is a cello but with more deep register passion. But you can't compare the two. They're just different.
As ND versions go, there is an ultimate theatricality and enunciation in this version. It is sung by a singer who is a better actor than Pavarotti was. Luciano was like a violin who carried the notes longer while this guy is a cello but with more deep register passion. But you can't compare the two. They're just different.
My God ... This is absolutely fantastic singing...
Forget the comparisons with former legendary tenors like Gigli or Caruso. Mario has his own place in the history of great tenors, Absolutely unique and divine. He takes my breath away ...
My own channel is all about Enrico Caruso, but that doesn't mean that I can't cherish the genious Lanza.
I remember as a little girl hearing this magnificent voice echo through my home. I'm now 54 and although I like most of todays music Mario has and always will be my all time favourite singer. Although my kids aren't always quick to admit it they like him to. How many parents can say their Slipknot playing children know who Mario Lanza is? Not many I'd wager... Thank you to the people who have taken the time to upload these clips
All of us who have loved opera since ever know that only Lanza catapult us into the sky crying with happiness. It had to be very difficult to have the human sensitivity, the love for live of Lanza with such a voice, get mixed with the corrupting Holliwood, day after day, and maintain sanity. It is an authentic privilege and true historical luck that we can enjoy Lanza's voice.
Very good point made by 20callenderslady. Yes there are singers who are more technical when singing this particular song. But it's all about how the singer makes you feel. Lets face it Mario Lanza has pure passion and emotion in his voice, and I can feel this in every song he sings. God bless you Mario. Such a pure talent taken from us far too early, and such a tragic early end to his family.
I prefer Mario Lanza. I love that his singing was impassioned and emotional, just like the songs themselves. For that reason, to me personally, his performances were greater than most other more "technical" tenors. But each to his own. If you prefer singing technique perhaps you can argue some others were cleaner. That's your opinion, too.
You know, even after all these years I'm still mad at Mario. He had so much to offer, a voice I would sacrifice a limb for, yet he went to Hollywood and just blew up into a big fat pig. Waste!!!! Waste!!!! Waste!!!! Aaaarrrgggghhh!!
I often smile when I read the debate on youtube about which singer sang which song best. Just like a great dish made by several different chefs, each version can be delicious if just enjoyed for what it is. Music is art, not a set formula. We can all have our favourites, but still, vive le difference i say.
@20callenderslady well said, i think what we hear first is always our favourite but as we get older and allegedly wiser we hear different versions of different songs and different styles of those songs being played. Guys like me are just grateful that there are people who can make my mind think and express what i cant.
So true about getting older and wiser. I used to get so frustrated when people critisized Mario, but nowadays I do also appreciate different versions of different songs! Gals like me are just as grateful for people like Lanza and others, who make me think and really enjoy what they have to offer. They were all different, just as we are all different - so relax and enjoy! (And if you don't enjoy, switch it off and go do something you like better?!?!) (Sorry about that....!)
@20callenderslady you're right when you say that you like or dislike what you want. But remember that singing is Art, so tecnique and feeling: the best singers are those who reach both this aims. I like Lanza and I love his timbro, but I can find some little technical problems (e.g. 1:43 the high note is a little bit smothered) which is not stupid criticism, but rather the remembrance that every singer, even the best, has little flaws :) best
@20callenderslady You're so right. But the way I see this whole affair is, it's a battle of egos. Not the artist's ego but the listeners'. It's as if they were saying,
" I'm moved by this Tenor's performance.Look at this... how special & unique he is.He's the best ever opera singer. I too am unique. My sense of aesthetics is unique. I'm very special, you see" It's a Psychological Trait we all possess.
We mirror ourservels onto the artists performance & then it's pointless to argue otherwise.
Just look at all these crap "alternative" bands these days.... The only reason they sell is because of idiot teenagers buying their albums and bragging about their purchase to their friends and posting obscure bands on facebook to make a statement
Actually Lanza studied with the eminent Enrico Rosati, Beniamino Gigli's teacher. That is the reason he sang with such clarity and emotion. Rosati was superior in his vocal approach to bring the singer's voice to respond with spontaneity and brilliance. Lanza also, through his films, brought Classical Music to the attention of the public. For another tenor of outstanding quality, non-exisent today, please listen to Russia's greatest tenor, Sergei Lemeshev on You Tube.
Actually Lanza studied with the eminent Enrico Rosati, Beniamino Gigli's teacher. That is the reason he sang with such clarity and emotion. Rosati was superior in his vocal approach to bring the singer's voice to respond with spontaneity and brilliance. Lanza also, through his films, brought Classical Music to the attention of the public. For another tenor of outstanding quality, non-existent today, please listen to Russia's greatest tenor, Sergei Lemeshev on You Tube.
@JoseEduardoNZ yes, everyone has an opinion. unfortunately, the "know-it-alls" back in the 1950's ruined lanza, because it was too scary that the "average joe" might come to enjoy opera because of this man. how freakin' stupid is that?? he HAD the talent and was NEVER given the credit.
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bigjonisback 4 days ago
Nice clear recording, and his diction is so perfect. Very lovely.
kesmarn 4 days ago
Especialíssimo. Excelente
jfarahjunior 1 week ago
I'm sorry for the loss of your father.
phillysusan22 1 week ago
Also remember that Mario Lanza was virtually untrained. His singing came straight from his soul with a sparkle that overflowed into his joyful smile and eyes. There have certainly been many tenors with more perfect technique, but none I think with as much true passion. My father grew up in his neighborhood in South Philadelphia and knew him when my father was a child and Mario was a teenager.
phillysusan22 1 week ago
I've heard them all and altho some may have better trained voices , none come across with such pure and unadulterated FEELINGS as Mario Lanza's version. The absolute best of them all. Many hit the notes, Mario hits the HEART
BUKCOLLECTOR 1 week ago
One of the best if not the finest.Dont forget this was recorded years ago. But remember you must support opera or we will be left to listening to voices from the past.In the US we are very weak with our support except in the largest metro areas.
ohwell63 3 weeks ago
The finest voice of all the tenors to me, even pavotroti said it was Mario whom he tried to copy as a young man but hit the notes like him but not his golden tone,
bobvocal 3 weeks ago
Sorry to hear about your father's decease. My condolences! I hope you will find confort listening to this kind of music once in a while, and when you reunite with your dad up there keep trying to convince him lovingly that Mario was one of the best tenors ever. God bless!
MrFernando1934 3 weeks ago
LOVE YOU MARIO...ONE OF THE BEST..
davidFreiheit 3 weeks ago
i wish this kind of music will come back ,,(we dont need RAP)
davidFreiheit 3 weeks ago
@davidFreiheit Lol, u say we dont need rap, but i think and know that rap is much more needed than house, dance, pop, or heavy metal.
Traspido 2 weeks ago
A rare rich glorious voice
BalletBabyBoy 4 weeks ago
blows pavorgrotti into a cocked hat!!!
singerman2008 1 month ago
Sorry for your loss. My dad and mom were fans, as so am I. Just me now..almost 70.
BroadwayG 1 month ago
None shall sleep! None shall sleep! Even you, O Princess, in your cold bedroom, watch the stars..that tremble with love and with hope! But my secret is hidden within me; none will know my name! No, no! On your mouth I will say it when the light shines! And my kiss will dissolve the silence that makes you mine! No one will know his name..and we will have to, alas, die, die! Vanish, o night! Set, stars! Set, stars! At dawn, I will win!
marioriospinot 1 month ago
un tenor muy muy grande mis respetos.
championbox 1 month ago
The best Eva!
anilm2010 1 month ago
I prefer Jussi Björling!
MB280E 1 month ago
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He fucks Pavarotti, Domingo and Carreras up in the ass without lube. One of the best singers...
twitterfire 1 month ago
christ almighty this is by far the best iv'e ever heard...!
raymcd2007 1 month ago
el mejor de todos definitivamente, no hay duda
amorozz0 1 month ago
To xmerican....my mom passed 4 months ago
She loved Mario and I might b his biggest fan...passioniate def..hang in there I cry to.this song all the time
bigrocky73 1 month ago
my father and i argued so so much over Mario... he would call him a screamer... i would call him pasionate... my father passed away peacefully in his sleep to days ago... Im sitting here with tears streaming down my face... when we meet agian the arguement will commence once again. I love you Mario!
XMercian 1 month ago 37
@XMercian dude u made me cry!!! rip to ur papa bro!
alexdiaz200 1 month ago
@XMercian i have tears for you.May your wish come true
markra 1 month ago
@XMercian
I really motivated about your pain; so sorry. That´s the life.
With you from Venezuela. A friend...
Dorian
doriangarciag 4 weeks ago
@XMercian This video and your comment both, have me with tears, my father passed away a few years ago, and I had found in his room the set of "the golden voice of mario lanza". I have a passion for opera because of my father and specifcally this man here. thanks a lot to the poster and to XMercian, as you have both awakened some memories for me.
wattsson1910 3 weeks ago
@XMercian Just reading your comment made me cry. You bastard.
ThePHPDoctor 3 weeks ago
@XMercian God Bless and No Doubt One Day You Will Meet Him Again. xxx
SKTPSY 3 weeks ago
@XMercian My condolences, I've been where you are twice now, so I know Mario's incredible voice will help you though it. Wishing you all the best...
gragrn 3 weeks ago
@XMercian I am close to you, believe me. I already felt what you feel now............But you will meet Him again one day. NO DOUBT ABOUT THIS !!
r0i0c0c0e 2 weeks ago
@XMercian I have been where you are now. I'm sorry for your loss. You keep on keeping the faith and there is no doubt you two will meet up. Hang in there friend. <3
chefsu11715 2 weeks ago
@XMercian No I don't agree. I listen to opera quite often, and Lanza cannot carry the note like Pavarotti. Too bad he died at 36 yrs old. There was foul play in that situation., I remember when he first started in 1952. He had made the movie "The Great Caruso"
He sounded great, but when I found Pavarotti, I knew he was the best ever.
HeatherGlen33 1 week ago
@HeatherGlen33 You may like Pavarotti more than Lanza,However Lanza can carry the note as well as anyone.Lanza also died at age 38.The Great Caruso movie was probably the worst of the movies that Lanza had made.It was full of inaccuracies as far as the story line went & his acting throughout the movie was pretty hammy.I don't really think that Lanza had any competition in the so called American songs.Pavarotti although wonderful as Lanza is,had l lot of competition in the Italian repertory.CONT.
sugarbist 5 days ago
@sugarbist It's true that America does not have the interest in opera, as in Europe.
LeBohme will always be my favorite. I gave away all my 75rpm records of Lanza. Now I have DVD's of Pavarotti and Domingo. My husband was Italian and when he passed away, I gave the breakable records away. Lanza and Pav, were both "womanizers" and that is hard to accept. Lanza bragged about his many affairs while married with 5 kids. While his family was in the room.
HeatherGlen33 5 days ago
@HeatherGlen33 I spelled LeBoheme wrong?
HeatherGlen33 5 days ago
@HeatherGlen33 I also love La Boheme. The opera is simply beautifully romantic& I think it captures every person no matter how old or young they are. Although I had my suspicions about Pav. & Lanza, I never realized the extent of Lanza vanity. I know that ML had a lot of problems but I thought they were mostly over drinking&eating.I've also heard a few things about Domingo,but I try to distance myself about such rumors& keep them from influencing me wether or not I like their singing.Enjoy
sugarbist 5 days ago
@HeatherGlen33 Although Pav.was wonderful there were tenors in opera history that did trump him in certain roles,Pav.was not really suited for Aida, Chenier,&Trovatore as Corelli,Volpi&Fillipeschi were.Pav was really a lyric tenor that did sing some of the heavier roles with some good acclaim. Even his( Nessun Dorma )which he sang beautifully&made more popular was not an opera that he excelled in.Even my favorite tenors do not sing everything great.Caruso for me&many is really the best ever.
sugarbist 5 days ago
@XMercian my mom passed 5 months ago to a 2 yr battle with cancer she turned me on to mario he truley is the best in my opinion his passion is unequal and this song brings me to tears everytime i hear it makes me miss her more...hang in there pal you will have that argument once again in gods perfect world!
bigrocky73 1 week ago
I LITERALLY realize that there is a G-d when I listen to this!!! BRAVO!!!
Lala1167 1 month ago
19 people need to be kicked in the mouth
DaveJales 1 month ago
no words can expres this great voice
ellebele 1 month ago
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reyty2 1 month ago in playlist Nessun Dorma
A passionate and incredibly gifted soul. His voice is as good as it gets. His life was tragic. What a gift to us all. No one sings with this depth today.
birdybill 1 month ago
@birdybill emphasis on the word "depth".
jgraif 1 month ago
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juliabillorou 2 months ago
2:15 he blinks!!!
supersamuelo2007 2 months ago
the moment his voice hit my ears... i was stunned. Pavaroti video brought me here. so happy
Blackhoundrise 2 months ago
Excellent, but possibly, just possibly...missing Pavarotti's depth.
glencruitt 2 months ago
What year was this recorded?
markrpope3 2 months ago
@markrpope3 Had to be between 1947 (his first opera performance) and his death in 1959. He died at age 38 from a pulmonary embolism after suffering a minor heart attack, double pneumonia, and then undergoing a strenuous and controversial weight loss program. He was known for dissolute living. This must have been recorded either for an album or as part of one of his movie roles, as it doesn't appear he ever performed Turndot. I remember him well from childhood for The Student Prince.
carshagify 2 months ago
@markrpope3 Had to be between 1947 (his first opera) and his death in 1959. He died at age 38 from a pulmonary embolism after suffering a minor heart attack, double pneumonia, and then undergoing a strenuous and controversial weight loss program. He was known for dissolute living. This must have been recorded either for an album or as part of one of his movie roles, as it doesn't appear he ever performed Turndot. I remember him well from childhood for The Student Prince.
carshagify 2 months ago
My, my, what classy mouths we have in the comment section.
Thomas31069 2 months ago 4
@rtbvwerg lmao go ahead, prove my point!
TheCanuckSailor 2 months ago
He was great, but nothing compared with the best, pavarotti.
010Kayser 2 months ago 2
Mario sang every note with his heart on his lips
tenorvoice50 2 months ago 16
I don't really like his tone quality compared to Pavarotti. I do however like his emotion. But I will rather listen to Pavarotti.
ElizabethDevonshire 3 months ago
Lanza is the best!
cubsbull017 3 months ago
:D
MrElfro89 3 months ago
Pavarotti was technically excellent (is that a Sabbath album?) but he left me a little cold. This guy sang like his life depended on it, it's a personal view but if you don't agree you can f*** off :-)
rtbvwerg 3 months ago
@rtbvwerg I am amazed... that having such a great taste in music you can be so boorished with your eloquence.
TheCanuckSailor 2 months ago 2
@TheCanuckSailor Shut up you pompous cunt
rtbvwerg 2 months ago
Llevo el nombre de este gran tenor gracias a que mi madre fue una gran admiradora suya. Nunca podré agradecer el compartir nombre con este gran artista, Gracias a ambos.
Pitopato 3 months ago
shadows are around me now.
bubbah671 3 months ago
Beautiful voice.... beautiful man.
rmbrdb 3 months ago
Excelente Mario Lanza, al igual que Alfredo Kraus y Luciano Pavarotti, se luce en esta canción. Bravo.
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Thank you for this video. No one compares the beauty of his voice. THANK YOU!
roccotaroccoco 3 months ago
Not up there with Pav or Bocelli at all. Superior to both of them. Pav, as brilliant a technician as he was, simply lacked the vocal size. Mario is much fuller and his top is unsurpassed.
Mikep487 3 months ago
no tenor has what he has..the passion in his voice takes him to another level over all others...just my opinion
bigrocky73 4 months ago in playlist bigrocky73's Favorited Videos
The best `Nessun Dorma` performance I`ve ever heard!Just amazinng
swetswas 5 months ago
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I read that Pavarotti loved Mario Lanza's voice.
Beatrice4664 5 months ago
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Mario unfortunatly was a movie star, before he got to the opera stage, his voice was not trained , but Im sure he could have done many opera roles if he wanted, after the musicals were gone from Hollywood, maybe he would have gone that route, he was not a very good student of voice, his voice was incredible.
Beatrice4664 5 months ago
To all you know it alls.Lanza sang three opera performances. Two Butterflys in New Orleans just before his first movie.He did concert tours all over the US and Canada to rave reviews.He was seduced by Hollywood and couldn't turn down the money they were throwing at him.The Rome Opera asked him to open the 1960 season and he was planning on doing it.But his health began to fail.Lucia Albanese said he could have been the greatest one of all.There are many great tenors and all to his own taste.
onh212 5 months ago
Lanza was a great singer, but it is unfair to compare him to Pavarotti. Lanza never sang in an opera, and was manly known as popular singer and occasional film singer/actor. Pavarotti was probably the greatest tenor in a century.
MiserableOldFart 5 months ago
@MiserableOldFart Lanza did sing some performances of Butterflyand sang numerous concerts in Europe the Us and Canada.Pavarotti, I would consider an excellent tenor, But proclaiming that Pav was the greatest tenor in a century is a little extreme.We have had tenors like Corelli Del Monaco Di Stefano Gigli Lauri Volpi Bjorling Tucker Merli Fillipeschi Fleta &Cortis whos fans would all lay claim to the (greatest tenor of the century.)I'm not including Enrico Caruso, for that would be simply unfair
sugarbist 5 months ago
Lanza, not even close. Pavarotti, though great, wasn't nearly as smooth or powerful. There was something more forced about singing. Placido Domingo is better than Pavarotti as well, though that's not the common thing to say. Pavarotti couldn't hold Lanza's jock though. Lanza simply had the perfect tenor voice, the smoothest, and most effortlessly powerful voice in operatic history.
Ludichris8531 5 months ago
What Lanza had was an almost unmatched (Caruso perhaps) ability to communicate emotion with his voice. Listen also to Che gelida manina from Boheme...magnificent!
hoochikooch 6 months ago
IN THE SECOND 0.40 HE HAS PETE SAMPRAS LOOK A LIKE ISNT?
mauriciomille 6 months ago
INGOLATIZZZZZZIMO!! non riesce neanche a pronunciare la zeta. Patetico mai sentito uno così ingolato
banmadabon 6 months ago
Mario Lanza <3
ghostofjamie 6 months ago
Bella! Bella! Bella!
haymiedj 6 months ago
He was a Detroit truck driver, cool.
checkorbet12 6 months ago
As too Bjorling-- his recording was one of the very best complete of the opera but he never sang the opera live on stage, live just the aria. The role on stage was more a role for MDM , Corelli and Tucker and all three of them sang it on stage. I'm not a Corelli fan but his Calaf live on stage was really made for his voice. I like the Jussi recording with Tebaldi and Nilsson of course--state of the art recording and Lanza had a great superb tenor voice that turned so many of us on to opera.
SHICOFF1 7 months ago
Great heart, great soul, and yes I like this every bit as well as Pavarotti...They are different, but I always felt that tenors like Pavarotti were as much about impressing me with what they could do, rather than the passion. And with due respect to all elitists and their opinions on something they will never be able to do, artists should NEVER be in competition..There IS no competition for an art, only interpretation by the artist, a very personal thing, and response, also uniquely personal...
seabhagseilge 8 months ago
Poor Mario....flat notes and slurring....but forever commercial and loved....
No, not an Opera singer.....
If you are really serious about Opera and The Voice, then we are blessed here in this lifespan with the greatest of voices......the voice of Franco Corelli....
If Corelli were alive today, I would be honoured to bathe and kiss his feet....
I feel very privileged every time I hear this marvellous voice....makes my heart stir with passion...
Such power....such control....such finesse....
RPG
sdi1111 8 months ago
@sdi1111: Corelli is indeed wonderful, but this is not Lanza's best recording and certainly not his best Nessun dorma.
Remember, as well, that Nessun dorma was not the "rock star" aria in the 1950's that it has become today. Turnadot was seldom performed prior to Corelli, and the most famous version prior to this was Jussi Bjorling's, which was sung in a style Lanza couldn't possibly emulate (nor should he have).
For Lanza at his best, try Che gelida manina or Neapolitan songs.
badpdx 8 months ago
@badpdx Bjorling's Nessun Dorma is indeed impeccably beautiful.However I find Bjorling, For the most part ,incapable of expressing emotion&temperment¬ exciting as many other great tenors were.Bjorling has a live E lucevan Le Stelle Thats full of emotion, But I feel it's a rarity.I always feel that Lanza is much more intimate,in arias&espescially in the so- called American songs where Lanza truly stands alone.
sugarbist 5 months ago
@sugarbist: I am a huge fan of Lanza's. I suspect that had he chosen to vigorously pursue opera over films and records he may have had a career roughly corresponding to that of Di Stefano. I think he would have been wonderful (and even world class) in a limited number of roles such as Andrea Chenier, Rodolfo, Cavaradossi, Pinkerton, the Duke and Canio. He may have even branched out into Don Jose and Nemorino. However, he did not, which opens him up to the criticism of snobs everywhere.
badpdx 5 months ago
@badpdx Well said,I Really agree with your response.But,as far as criticism goes, many great singers and tenors do fall into that category. Perhaps not for the same reasonas Lanza, but criticism doesn't seem to exclude any of the great tenors such as DelMonaco Corelli Di Stefano Gigli Bjorling Volpi and so on.I also believe that their are some tenors that enjoy accolades they are not deserving of.Most notably PD and JC. so I try to listen to their better recordings to see what I'm missing.
sugarbist 5 months ago
@sugarbist: it is true: there are no perfect tenors. Much as I love Caruso, his recordings often sound nasally and unsubtle. Much as I love Jussi, he was chronically a microtone sharp and his middle and lower registers lacked power. Much as I love Gigli, he took such liberties with the music and indulged in such sobbing that he was sometimes unlistenable. And much as I love Lanza, he was also frequently sharp and unrefined. But, ahhh, at their best, these voices were sublime . . .
badpdx 5 months ago
@badpdx Agreed. May I suggest 2 tenors that I think are Pretty interesting? Daniele Barioni and Vasco Campagnano.You may already Know who they are, But if you don't , they are kind of a refreshing break away from the more famous singers.Thanks
sugarbist 5 months ago
@sdi1111 True, but Corelli wasnt above Pavarott!
mauriciomille 7 months ago
You can say what you like...just as we have Catholics and Protestants, Republicans and Democrats, black and white... However, you cannot appreciate a voice such as Corelli's unless you yourself have studied the voice and have sung the roles.... who else can diminuendo on the top B flat in Celeste Aida from fortissimo to pianissimo, as Verdi wrote it! Compare Pavarotti and Corelli on this one and you will understand what I write about...As for Lanza....a great commercial performer...nothing more
sdi1111 6 months ago
@sdi1111 - Gees, there's nothing like a pedantic show-off. Have you ever hear that a "little bit of knowledge is dangerous"?
Okay. So...shut up.
gal5131 6 months ago
@gal5131 Well, I suppose 45 years as a professional singer would mean nothing to you.... Believe me, it has it's disadvantages... Primarily, there must be a voice..then the soul to match, and finally, the rendition... But, without the God-given talent that is so rare and so special, I just can't accept bad singing.. Good on Bon Jovi for his rendition of a great American song... Sadly he hasn't the voice for it... As for you, if you enjoy what you listen to, then who or what else matters...
sdi1111 6 months ago
@sdi1111: Corelli had a wonderful instrument, but he will never be my favorite tenor. To me, he always sounds as if he is in intense, physical pain. Whether he is singing the heartwrenching "Addio alla Madre" or the light and bouncy "Viva, il vino spumeggiante" the emotion is the same: intense physical pain. He sounds as if his toenails are being ripped off while he is singing. Thus, for me, he is great in arias that are emotionally charged and weirdly inappropriate in arias that aren't.
badpdx 5 months ago
@badpdx Corelli is1of my favorite tenors.I understand your critique about him.He IS very intense and it might have been because of his nerves.Corelli liked his own voice more so on records than LIVE. I liked him Live because I thought he was more exciting&unpredictable.I also appreciated his diminuendos,filaturas&mezza voce,which are unusual for a large voice Ididn't care for him when he 1ST appeared on the scene, because of his noisy voice&rolloing Rs.I saw him in Trovatore& he was great.Enjoy
sugarbist 5 months ago
@sugarbist : interesting point about live vs. studio Corelli. Come to think of it he does sound better live. And, though he is still not my favorite tenor, his best recordings are as good as anybody's.
badpdx 5 months ago
@badpdx My attempt is not to change anyones mind about their favorite tenor,But perhaps to help others appreciate why I like my favorites, and to share information as appose to arguing back and forth about who's better. I thought your comments were pretty interesting& thats why I replied . Thanks
sugarbist 5 months ago
@joseeduardonz Good comment!
SHICOFF1 8 months ago
Dove il fine?! Che barbarismo...
peles73 8 months ago
Turd.
madisonelectronic 9 months ago
Wow! Up there with Pavarotti and Bocello.
MOTHMAN225 9 months ago
Pavarotti está de primero en la lista de los grandes tenores líricos de todos los tiempos. Sin embargo, Mario Lanza escribió su nombre en la misma pagina.
goofy943 10 months ago 9
@goofy943 claro que no pavarotti era por mucho mejor
sircrist1 2 months ago
It's a shame Mario didn't complete operatic training. He would have been a splendid addition to the Met and a rival to all dramatic tenors of Italian and French opera of the day. Still, we are fortunate to have so many recordings of this magnificent voice.
siegmundloge 10 months ago
DOMINGO, WILL SQUARE, PAVAROTTI..tous, paid homage to the single voice of LANZA.PAVAROTTI even said: since LANZA died, CARUSO does not have any more a successor, it has only disciples.He died too young person in 38 years, whereas the operas of Rome, Milan, SanFrancisco. finally .attendaient, that he sings a complete opera on scene, and of the projects were in hand.Guy CREQUIE
CREQUIE 10 months ago
hehe, you can still hear a slight American accent, he mellows the consonants a bit, but it's still nice and powerful
deutschesmaedchen 10 months ago
Mario Lanza ist ONE
jfarahjunior 10 months ago
fck, its not complete, it was like coitus interruptus, stopped just before orgasm...
alalda 10 months ago
bravo!
altair971 11 months ago
Великолепно!!!
YuriyArseniev 11 months ago
And he does ALL OF THIS without even moving his face or body. The man is incredible. He doesn't move a muscle - just watch him.
Zebonka 11 months ago 44
@Zebonka is that even possible?
TaishoKenpachi 4 months ago
@Zebonka xD
Dragon456345 4 months ago
@Zebonka DUDE! WHATEVER IT IS THAT YOU'VE BEEN SMOKING, DRINKING, SHOOTING OR SNORTING PLEASE SHARE! LMAO!
Blkkgb 2 months ago
fantastico...
tsagarakithana 1 year ago
i just woke up, clicked on this video..This just made me cry T_T it's sooo beautiful ..
Ylinets 1 year ago
Lanza was a hero of Luciano's!
KatieKaboom21 1 year ago
Great Voice... was a wonderful tenor... is a pity he has only been working on comercial stuff like movies...
BeatricediTenda 1 year ago
Nice
wisemaninmadworld 1 year ago
Mario Lanza's voice has a brilliant quality, by far the most expressive.
TheSailingdancer 1 year ago
Falar de belo e sentimento diante disso? No way. Lanza e Pavarotti foram únicos. Geniais...Belíssimos..
juliorobertscesar 1 year ago
Here is a link to a really good version by Neil Sedaka: ♫♪ CLASSICALLY SEDAKA LIVE ♫♪♫♪ Puccini 'Nessun Dorma'
barry0137 1 year ago
Neil Sedaka's version is titled: 'Turn back the Hands of Time: There is a video on YouTube
barry0137 1 year ago
This is beautiful of course, however if you ever get the chance to hear Neil Sedaka's, (that is right, I said Neil Sedaka) version in which he wrote different lyrics to go with the music (A story about his Father) you will be in tears of Joy at such a great performance. My wife and I heard him sing this at Harrah's in Lake Tahoe and the entire sold out audience was in tears and speechless over his performance. He is much much more than 'Calendar girl'.
barry0137 1 year ago
E sti gran cazzi............da ignorante uno spettacolo
CapitanSguero 1 year ago
Hasta hoy pensé que de los tenores contemporáneos que había escuchado, no había mejor voz que la de Pavarotti, pero después de escuchar la potencia y colorida belleza de la voz de Mario Lanza, noto la gran diferencia a favor de este.
walterpearrobahot 1 year ago
Your description is great Bravo.
rokbe4u 1 year ago
wonderfull!!!!!!!!1
operalio 1 year ago
fantastic !
finjay1 1 year ago
I remember Mario Lanza so well, being from Philadelphia myself. He had an awesome voice and I really miss him. He died so young. In this recording of Nessun Dorma from Puccini's Torandot, I think Lanza actually sounded better than Pavarotti. But that's not to say that Pavarotti wasn't great too. But both had their own style.
Jeffbear1 1 year ago
Excellent, A voice that will last forever!
bomos68 1 year ago 3
As ND versions go, there is an ultimate theatricality and enunciation in this version. It is sung by a singer who is a better actor than Pavarotti was. Luciano was like a violin who carried the notes longer while this guy is a cello but with more deep register passion. But you can't compare the two. They're just different.
goodoldazed 1 year ago
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As ND versions go, there is an ultimate theatricality and enunciation in this version. It is sung by a singer who is a better actor than Pavarotti was. Luciano was like a violin who carried the notes longer while this guy is a cello but with more deep register passion. But you can't compare the two. They're just different.
goodoldazed 1 year ago
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As ND versions go, there is an ultimate theatricality and enunciation in this version. It is sung by a singer who is a better actor than Pavarotti was. Luciano was like a violin who carried the notes longer while this guy is a cello but with more deep register passion. But you can't compare the two. They're just different.
goodoldazed 1 year ago
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As ND versions go, there is an ultimate theatricality and enunciation in this version. It is sung by a singer who is a better actor than Pavarotti was. Luciano was like a violin who carried the notes longer while this guy is a cello but with more deep register passion. But you can't compare the two. They're just different.
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goodoldazed 1 year ago
Mario Lanza was Desi Arnaz on steriods.
49bobbyk 1 year ago
Lanza: Forever #1!
NADYASANDIEGO 1 year ago
pavarotti would do better with his arse :-)
thewren01 1 year ago
Those who criticize can rarely do
BiffaBacon 1 year ago
My God ... This is absolutely fantastic singing...
Forget the comparisons with former legendary tenors like Gigli or Caruso. Mario has his own place in the history of great tenors, Absolutely unique and divine. He takes my breath away ...
My own channel is all about Enrico Caruso, but that doesn't mean that I can't cherish the genious Lanza.
tomfroekjaer 1 year ago
powerful
thewren01 1 year ago
i think pavarotii is beter
saarahkhan 1 year ago
Sicuramente sbaglio, ma a me sembra che alcune parole le si chiudono in gola.
ceccherecchi 1 year ago
WOW
cubanose 1 year ago
I remember as a little girl hearing this magnificent voice echo through my home. I'm now 54 and although I like most of todays music Mario has and always will be my all time favourite singer. Although my kids aren't always quick to admit it they like him to. How many parents can say their Slipknot playing children know who Mario Lanza is? Not many I'd wager... Thank you to the people who have taken the time to upload these clips
hallets1956 1 year ago 5
They are all splendid in their interpretations. I adore Mario's as he is truly iconic and a raw talent with so much emotion. So very beautiful.
chanteuserenardbleu 1 year ago
A casa, VERGOGNA !
31122051 1 year ago
Simply beautiful!
TheGiselle769 1 year ago
Esta es una de las interpretaciones que más me han gustado. Su ritmo, la suavidad y la emoción que le proporciona. ¡Magnífico!
Napelmanak 1 year ago
All of us who have loved opera since ever know that only Lanza catapult us into the sky crying with happiness. It had to be very difficult to have the human sensitivity, the love for live of Lanza with such a voice, get mixed with the corrupting Holliwood, day after day, and maintain sanity. It is an authentic privilege and true historical luck that we can enjoy Lanza's voice.
segundo1731 1 year ago
Very good point made by 20callenderslady. Yes there are singers who are more technical when singing this particular song. But it's all about how the singer makes you feel. Lets face it Mario Lanza has pure passion and emotion in his voice, and I can feel this in every song he sings. God bless you Mario. Such a pure talent taken from us far too early, and such a tragic early end to his family.
antmusic76 1 year ago
my dad loved mario lanza n this song :) x
johnstrain801 1 year ago
I prefer Mario Lanza. I love that his singing was impassioned and emotional, just like the songs themselves. For that reason, to me personally, his performances were greater than most other more "technical" tenors. But each to his own. If you prefer singing technique perhaps you can argue some others were cleaner. That's your opinion, too.
IronbreakerFTW 1 year ago
Everyone sings differently. Just as virginianx10 said, everyone does things differently. Agreed- He's got an amazing voice.
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AdamMitchellMusicUK 1 year ago
This is just beautiful!! Bravo!! I'm thankful that Ma exposed all of us kids to his beautiful music.
Romanini43047 1 year ago 2
No doubt Pavarotti was better at this along with carrares and domingos
liamhottie 1 year ago
You know, even after all these years I'm still mad at Mario. He had so much to offer, a voice I would sacrifice a limb for, yet he went to Hollywood and just blew up into a big fat pig. Waste!!!! Waste!!!! Waste!!!! Aaaarrrgggghhh!!
FlyingTiger5 1 year ago
I often smile when I read the debate on youtube about which singer sang which song best. Just like a great dish made by several different chefs, each version can be delicious if just enjoyed for what it is. Music is art, not a set formula. We can all have our favourites, but still, vive le difference i say.
20callenderslady 1 year ago 168
@20callenderslady well said, i think what we hear first is always our favourite but as we get older and allegedly wiser we hear different versions of different songs and different styles of those songs being played. Guys like me are just grateful that there are people who can make my mind think and express what i cant.
bennyfaethebrig 1 year ago 7
So true about getting older and wiser. I used to get so frustrated when people critisized Mario, but nowadays I do also appreciate different versions of different songs! Gals like me are just as grateful for people like Lanza and others, who make me think and really enjoy what they have to offer. They were all different, just as we are all different - so relax and enjoy! (And if you don't enjoy, switch it off and go do something you like better?!?!) (Sorry about that....!)
RossouwCora 1 year ago
@20callenderslady you're right when you say that you like or dislike what you want. But remember that singing is Art, so tecnique and feeling: the best singers are those who reach both this aims. I like Lanza and I love his timbro, but I can find some little technical problems (e.g. 1:43 the high note is a little bit smothered) which is not stupid criticism, but rather the remembrance that every singer, even the best, has little flaws :) best
konigdernacht 1 year ago
@konigdernacht point taken konigdernacht, but I shall still go on listening to many versions and enjoy, not analyse.
20callenderslady 1 year ago
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@konigdernacht
choke on a cock, you fat cow
vontrappster 1 year ago
@20callenderslady You're so right. But the way I see this whole affair is, it's a battle of egos. Not the artist's ego but the listeners'. It's as if they were saying,
" I'm moved by this Tenor's performance.Look at this... how special & unique he is.He's the best ever opera singer. I too am unique. My sense of aesthetics is unique. I'm very special, you see" It's a Psychological Trait we all possess.
We mirror ourservels onto the artists performance & then it's pointless to argue otherwise.
JoseEduardoNZ 1 year ago 76
@JoseEduardoNZ That is very true, thank you because I wish more people understood this insight.
tamarexxe 1 year ago
@JoseEduardoNZ well said man.. really well said
thewren01 1 year ago
@JoseEduardoNZ
Got to thumbs up that
Just look at all these crap "alternative" bands these days.... The only reason they sell is because of idiot teenagers buying their albums and bragging about their purchase to their friends and posting obscure bands on facebook to make a statement
freighter014 1 year ago
@freighter014
true, im 17. but i dont like the music nowadays, its garbage.
like rap, i cant even call that music.. lol
Masknick 1 year ago
@JoseEduardoNZ you are so right!!
marija3a 1 year ago
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Actually Lanza studied with the eminent Enrico Rosati, Beniamino Gigli's teacher. That is the reason he sang with such clarity and emotion. Rosati was superior in his vocal approach to bring the singer's voice to respond with spontaneity and brilliance. Lanza also, through his films, brought Classical Music to the attention of the public. For another tenor of outstanding quality, non-exisent today, please listen to Russia's greatest tenor, Sergei Lemeshev on You Tube.
MrSkylark1 1 year ago
@JoseEduardoNZ
Actually Lanza studied with the eminent Enrico Rosati, Beniamino Gigli's teacher. That is the reason he sang with such clarity and emotion. Rosati was superior in his vocal approach to bring the singer's voice to respond with spontaneity and brilliance. Lanza also, through his films, brought Classical Music to the attention of the public. For another tenor of outstanding quality, non-existent today, please listen to Russia's greatest tenor, Sergei Lemeshev on You Tube.
MrSkylark1 1 year ago
@JoseEduardoNZ yes, everyone has an opinion. unfortunately, the "know-it-alls" back in the 1950's ruined lanza, because it was too scary that the "average joe" might come to enjoy opera because of this man. how freakin' stupid is that?? he HAD the talent and was NEVER given the credit.
jgraif 1 year ago 2