MARIO LANZA "Fenesta che lucive" Nov./Dec.1958

[MrSkylark1]

MARIO LANZA was a student of ENRICO ROSATI to whom he was ever grateful even though he never completed his studies to become an opera singer. Rosati taught the great BENIAMINO GIGLI as well as James Melton.

[marsalara]

I visited the Lanza museum institute while I was in the US 2011 and it was the thrill of my life's dream to feel close to the man I admired since I was 8 years old. It is a shame that not too many people visit the place these days. People, don't let it die..I believe it is getting to be a smaller exhibit every year. I listen to Lanza all the time and friends think me narrow, that I cannot accept a lot of would be tenors, today..Lanza forever..

[RossouwCora]

So, how will I know beforehand that somebody is going to trash him? I must read it first! Go figure...

[alga45]

Grande!



[swinemaid]

amazing voice

[FinnJohnn]

Even a little goodwill does not make him a good singer. He uses voice effects, but his music ear is deficient. I cannot understand those who praise an artist like Lanza.

[swinemaid]

@FinnJohnn

your nutts lololol wow thats funny

[ESLTeacher1966]

@FinnJohnn Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha­haha!!!!!!!!!

[RossouwCora]

@FinnJohnn You trash Lanza, but in the next sentence you call him an "artist". If you do not like him, why do you listen to him at all? It still remains your choice to listen to him or to switch him off.

[FinnJohnn]

@RossouwCora It still remains your choice to read only comments, which praise him.

[catlec39]

@FinnJohnn The WORLD of people who adore Mario Lanza's singing do not have a "bad ear." Bur remember, our perceptions cloud all of our "beliefs." The facts are different. The FACT was the among the rare voices classified as "tenor" Mario Lanza inspired and thrilled more people than perhaps any singer since the days od Caruso.

[RossouwCora]

@catlec39 The voice of reason, at last! I am amongst those people who adore Mario Lanza's singing, and I do not have a bad ear - nor do all the other thousands of his fans. I do love the FACT that Mario inspired and thrilled more people than any singer since the beginning of technology, as far as I am concerned.  Thank you for posting.

[tomfroekjaer]

Great performance.

[dlagrua]

To the casual public Lanza was great but the true opera lover could always detect the timing and pitch mistakes that so permeated his performances. This is why the Met turned him down. Still Lanza was a great exciting entertainer that did well in Hollywood. Listen to Caruso singing this and compare the difference..

[badpdx]

@dlagrua: hmmm. Every biography that I've read (and I own most of them) reports that Lanza turned down a Met offer before he became a "movie star" because he recognized that he needed more seasoning and wanted to work his way up in regional houses (e.g. New Orleans). Then, after he became a "movie star," the Met publicly turned Lanza down before he had even considering or asked about returning.

Lanza certainly had his issues and wasn't perfect but no worse than a lot of other Met tenors.

[Kenshin22able]

Perfect voice!

[chetgeyer]

As usual, he slides around too much, and really he always had a touch of pitch uncertainty. Oh well, he certainly was a "natural" though his formal training was close to nil, and his temperament was erratic.

[FinnJohnn]

@chetgeyer

You are right. Pitch inaccuracy is to a certain extent acceptable, but if a singer is out of tune through a whole long note, like this singer is, he rather should sing at home.

[kaifuu]

It's so touching... He was amazing

[810osito]

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[810osito]

I think Mario Lanza is and always has been the greatest......

i´d like to get the Lyrics of this song...where can i find it???

sorry for my english!!!!!

[matthewcarkeek]

thank you thank you thank you. no one can hold a candle to this man's voice.

[kondobob]

The finest singer the world has ever seen.

[corellithebest]

This is AWESOME, OTHERWORLDLY! May the merciful God receive his soul! By the way, it seems that it is not known for sure who composed this. Some ascribe it to Bellini, and here it says otherwise.