Although this version has some beautiful touches (especially the opening phrase -- rightly described as "rapt" and "poetic" by critic Henry Fogel), it's not Lanza's best recording of the aria. For one thing, he's quite sharp at times. For a better version overall, I recommend his exciting 1952 radio rendition.
@derekmcgovern I caught the pitch problem as well. It is a common problem for tenors as we try to "lift/carry" the voice "up". My personal favorite, Jussi B, did it a lot on stage & the critics, looking for something to complain about, would leap on it. I was also taught to cheat up a little in ensembles to make the voice carry. Lanza also had a problem in that he would rather "cover" than modify the vowel. Of course, when he got it right, it was gorgeous.
c'est excellent quelle voix magnifique c'est superbe!!
sushiyang 1 year ago
prava je tragedija sto je m.lanza tako mlad preminuo. jos je veca tragedija sto su m.lanzina deca tako rano preminula kao i supruga m.lanze.
definitivno je uzrok svih tragedija taj nesretni gen koga je m.lanza nesretno nasledio od nekog pretka.
ja dok budem ziv bicu poklonik (fan) pok. velikog-najveceg g.Maria Lanze
kiramorenaa 1 year ago
Sharp? Not Mario.
Not at all. I say he is perfectly on throughout this piece and all I have ever heard him sing on Youtube. His talent goes WAY beyond pitch.
4Rachy 2 years ago 2
Cielo e mar needs the intro to set the tone...But it is Mario
and wonderful.
peckerwoodtwist 2 years ago 2
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Really bad...
mozzrt 2 years ago
Although this version has some beautiful touches (especially the opening phrase -- rightly described as "rapt" and "poetic" by critic Henry Fogel), it's not Lanza's best recording of the aria. For one thing, he's quite sharp at times. For a better version overall, I recommend his exciting 1952 radio rendition.
derekmcgovern 3 years ago 2
@derekmcgovern I caught the pitch problem as well. It is a common problem for tenors as we try to "lift/carry" the voice "up". My personal favorite, Jussi B, did it a lot on stage & the critics, looking for something to complain about, would leap on it. I was also taught to cheat up a little in ensembles to make the voice carry. Lanza also had a problem in that he would rather "cover" than modify the vowel. Of course, when he got it right, it was gorgeous.
Lovelytenor1 1 year ago
He sings it at the start as written, most do not Peerce was another who started out piano with it, nice. He sings this one with beauty all the way
pearlmuth3 3 years ago 4
Grande mario...que voce !!!
diehlan 3 years ago 6