@MarionCap I read somewhere mario was not confident enough of his endurance vocally to make it through an entire opera. The one full opera he sang was Madama Butterfly. The lead tenor does not sing in the second act at all. Ultimately, we will never know what heights he could have rose to because he was taken from us at an age where most tenors are just reaching their prime.
@frankmaiorana66 It wasn't his endurance that Mario doubted. He gave many concerts where he performed song after song, all different styles, for an hour and a half without falter. What worried him was that he hadn't made his operatic debut in a major opera house, and thanks to Hollywood he was suddenly the most famous tenor in the world, so when he did debut, the eyes of the entire world would be on him. One mistake and the critic's would shred him. Imagine the pressure that put him under.
E un pezzo unico come testo ,e unico come tenore il grande CARUSO COMPLIMENTI PER AVERCELO FATTO RIASCOLTARE ,ANCHE PER QUESTO L'italia e chiamata il paese del bel canto, bravi a tutti lo staf (YOU TUBE) GRAZIE
Il parait que la voix de Mario Lanza, très amplifiée dans ses films, n'avait pas la puissance requise pour chanter un opéra sur scène? Je ne sais pas si cela est vrai..En tout cas le résultat ici est pour le moins convainquant.Ma famille et moi, il y a bien longtemps, lorsque nous allions voir l'un de ses films, nous en revenions éblouis.Avec son beau timbre de voix, il nous a fait aimé l'opéra.José Carreras a souvent dit que c'est Mario Lanza qui lui avait donné l' envie de devenir chanteur.
Faux :Au contraire, le disque vinyl à l'époque ne pouvait pas rendre compte de la puissance de la voix de LANZA.Ainsi les spectateurs du Royal Hall Palace de Londres en janvier 1958,stupéfaits d'entendre cette voix sans micro pour amplifier le son et plus encore l'orchestre de l'opéra de Rome en 1959 lors de l'extrait d'AÏDA, pour le film "la fille de Capri"qui en avaient entendu des chanteurs, et qui furent stupéfaits :sa voix couvrait l'orchestre.Tant d'autres exemples sont à dire.GC
This voice influenced my musical tastes when I heard him in the Student Prince at the age of seven. He may be one but thank goodness for technology : His voice lives on.
@eruptionista - Yep, his name was Alfredo Cocozza. Back in the day, he dropped out of school to help support his family by driving a bakery truck. I just wish that his glorious talent had been discovered by someone who could have actually helped him achieve a great opera career! His voice was more beautiful than any of the great operatic tenor voices we've enjoyed in the past several decades (richer than Pavarotti's, sweeter than Domingo's). His early death was a horrible loss.
@MarionCap Actually Mario himself choosed to go to hollywood instead of continue his opera career, he did two opera roles before signing a 7 year hollywood contract. Imho he made the wrong choice but haven´t we all made mistakes? I love his voice and thank god he lived during a time when voices could be recorded. The most emotional singer in the world if you ask me. You will never be forgotten Mario!
Jeez, the sheer beauty of his sound is mesmerizing. @ taximanfrank - how cool! My mom was from South Philly, and actually dated him (as Al Cocozza) for a little while. She told me that he left high school to get a job driving an Amoroso Bakery truck; he used to drive it into the parking lot of the school and honk his horn outside the window where my mom was in French class.
once in a life time a voice will come like this one...i was so lucky that it came to me when i was young and at 10 years old i knew i heard a voice that i would never forget. what he put on display was the emotional power and fury that was assemble in his voice his records are masterpieces on plastic ...from that moment on to today he has no peers..i can thank god that when his voice came he let it come my way..........thank you
When will America stand up and embrace this national treasure of a man. His movies and his music are part of the national legacy and may never be surpassed. Listen my children and you shall hear, a voice that is ever so rare, and it's ours.
srvgtr he is american but he started being a real tenor when he moved to italy even Mario said it Hollywood was ruining him listen to his recordings from cinecitta far superior to his hollywood days his italian is better and his Neapolitan dialect is better he truely is a Greatest American tenor
Ha yes at last there is a honest opinion . The truck driver from philly did good. Fred was a wonderful singer. Fred was also a bad Ass guy but thats in the past so lets just enjoy him as mario and wonder at his talent.
Someone said many years ago after hearing Billie Holliday, "She sang, and singing was never the same again". I am absolutely convinced that the same holds for Mario Lanza. Most toffs have an issue with him because they cannot understand how such a great tenor could come from Philadelphia. It almost pains them to say that such a great tenor could be American. Well, he was American and he was a master tenor. Nothing more need be said....
cette voix est stupéfiante merveilleuse et claire disparu trop tôt en 1959 mario lanza a laissé un grand vide , heureusement il nous a laissé une discographie importante.
@Kenshin22able No dear, you are judging Caruso by all the remastering versions. Listen at the quality and purety of Caruso's voice and maybe you will understand why Pararotti himself said: Lanza is the only tenor dign to be called a pupil of ENRICO CARUSO
@jgraif Sorry there it is known that every artist in every field cannot give more that what he has: Pavarotti was one amongst the greatest but maybe he missed something that only Mario an Caruso had
@TheBasilio please define what makes his voice "commercial" instead of "operatic"? he was judged in the 1950's by people who could not accept that it was possible to perform art music and popular music with equal talent. THEY WERE WRONG! today, we credit andrea bocelli for possessing that ability. enough said.
I might get a lot of "buhs" as a response to this comment, but this is just how I feel. When I say feel, that's what I mean. Feel - all opinion.
Feel free to throw loads of rotten eggs and tomatoes at me :-)
Lanza had a fantastic - actually more than a fantastic tenor voice. But when I listen to Neapolitan Enrico Caruso in this Neapolitan song, Mario just doesn't reach the level of compassion and empathy as Caruso.
@tomfroekjaer I don't know why anyone would throw rotten eggs or tomatoes at you. You are just saying that you prefer Caruso, someone many people consider the greatest tenor ever, to Lanza on this song. What upsets Lanza fans is when people say that Lanza was not very good. He was an overly emotional singer, he was not an opera singer, etc. Those are not opinions I share. And many of the greats in music, including Toscanini, considered Lanza to be one of the greatest tenors ever.
@ChicagoSouthDan: I certainly understand that Lanza fans get upset when unjust/unfounded critizism is voiced about Mario. I try not to judge any singer on the basis of hearsay or fixed ideas (by some maybe adopted from "know all" music critics). I believe Lanza actually had a better, natural tenor voice than Caruso, but what can I say other than Caruso creates a stronger emotional response in me than Mario.
But as I point out that's just me! What do you like blonds or brunettes?
@tomfroekjaer Totally agree its peas and carrots.In my humble opinion Caruso was the master of grand opera but Lanza brought arias to the masses . In the end wheres the problem when we can listen to both great singers .
@billy2rivers1: I certainly think we should listen to both of these tenor giants ! And probably you're right about Mario bringing arias to the masses.
I'm sure the film "The Great Caruso" with all of Lanza's great performances of arias and Neapolitan songs made a significant impact on people and made opera popular amongst people who otherwise might never have listened to opera.
@tomfroekjaer You are so right when i was a boy my old dad would tell me about Caruso and how his dad used to tell him of this mans wonderful voice .Dad would have no part of mario lanza until i was about sixteen and started showing an intrest in his passion for the great tenors ,at that age though it was hearing the songs in english that got me hooked and thirty odd years later this mans singing can still bring the hairs on the back of my neck to stand on end.
Lanza did sing opera in New Orleans before he went Hollywood. Unlike other opera singers, Lanza believed that good music was good music, regardless of whether it was opera, operetta or pop standards. To him, Jerome Kern, Richard Rogers and Sammy Cahn were just as great as Leoncavallo and Verdi.
ranada, tierra sonada por mi, mi cantar se vuelve gitano cuando es para ti. Mi cantar, hecho de fantasia; ...mi cantar, flor de melancolia, que yo te vengo a dar. Granada, tierra ensangrentada en tardes de toros, mujer que conserva el embrujo de los ojos moros. De sueno, rebelde, gitana cubierta de flores, y beso tu boca de grana, jugosa manzana que me habla de amores. Granada, manola, cantada en coplas preciosas, no tengo otra cosa que darte que un ramo de rosas,
...what a bombastic meteor Lanza was...his ethos, melancholy and electrified delivery on this music tops them all, IMHO...I first heard this version in 1963, and when I hear other versions, I hear only Lanza's version....
It is no wonder that Mario Lanza so beautifully. He was a student of Enrico Rosati, who also taught the splendid tenor Beniamino Gigli and James Melton. Sadly, this type of
@mariogantois1 --- Regarding your post on Mario Lanza... My great-grandfather was a studio musician in the early 1950's .... and he asked Lanza that exact question, "Why didn't you go into opera as a career instead of Hollywood?" Mario responded that he didn't think he had the "wind" to sustain the entire length of an opera. I thought that was rather strange.... but I guess he knew his limitations.
@Karen41872 sort of nonsens as Lanza sung 2 entire Madame Butterfly performances in New Orleans Opera House in 1949 and on his death 1959 he had a signed agreement with Rome Opera House to open season in 1960 with an opera of his choice. A pity he did not lived long enough to silence all the jealous haters.
However, he was perfectly trained to sing entire operas...but who would sing an opera for 1000 $ a night when he could make 1.000.000 wtih 1 movie ?...The choice is clear I think
@chris99103 --- ...... and just maybe doing that was a big enough strain on his body to kill him. He himself told my grandfather that he could not sustain an entire opera. It took too much out of him. What's with the "hater" part? That's so 1990's ...... "jealous?" WTF are you blabbing about? You know nothing about Lanza. He left us a legacy like none other.
Catari, Catari... Porque me dices Palabras tan amargas, Porque me hablas solo para atormentar mi corazon, Catari? No te olvides que Yo te eh dado mi corazon, Catari, no lo olvides! Catari, Catari, porque hablas solo para ponerme en agonia? Tu nunca piensas en mi tristesa, Tu nunca piensas Ati parece nunca importarte...
There have been many greater than great Tenors throughout the last 100+ years and farther back than that even, ALL of them without exception deserve to have all the praise and glory heaped upon them unconditionally for what they have given to the rest of us, and Mario for sure is definitely way up there, high up on the list of the best of the best, without question, without argument from anybody, he truly was 'is' one of our greatest ever Tenors who's talent & voice were/are sheer Magic. Angelo
I really like Mario's version of this Neapolitan song. If one finds it necessary to compare this with the version of the "Neapolitan peasant" - Enrico Caruso - IMO the peasant wins. But why compare ? They were both unique! Enrico was a phenomon - like Mario. But the career of Caruso was of course even more spectacular. He had virtually no formal education (two years, I think) and almost no singing lessons - and yet he rose to be the most celebrated tenor of his time.
I absolutely love ML and the glorious intonations in his voice. It's hard to choose between this and Di Stefano's version - but then we don't need to! We have the luxury of both! The operatic snobbery to which Caruso, Lanza and Callas (probably others) were subjected to is only an indication of audience ignorance. Fortunately, it is not just for the privileged to judge anymore. Those days are long gone. Thanks for posting, such joy. x
@bgenne54: Hi there. It's difficult to keep track of who's replying to what here on YT. It's nice that you with agree with me, but I don't know what you are agreeing with ! Please elaborate ....
The voice is nothing with out technique, and Lanza is the probe, his interpretations are terribles he never sing an Opera because he dont have nothing to do with de Gods of Opera like Jussi, Monaco and many more, it's the truth, dont be idiot with your answers
your the idiot technique is for fools who do not let there heart judge. tell me how does a blindman watch technique? jussi and monaco will never be my choice , they are yours not mine. and last but not least do not come on lanza,s sites if you don,t like him stay on jussi,s...
I now understand why you like Mario Lanza, if the technique is not important for you to sing well in every way you need a good technique, which is why it was never released called to sing in a theater, because he had no technique, no this is screaming, Lanza shouting in many places and the voice drops in other, I give you reasons.
De Toscanini à Callas, de Licia Albanèse à Placido Domingo et de Pavarotti à Renata Tebaldi,toutes et tous ont dit que la Voix de LANZA était la référence' absolue.
De Toscanini with Callas, of Licia Albanèse to Placido Domingo and of Pavarotti with Renata Tebaldi, all and all said that the Voice of LANZA was the absolute référence'.
@JussiBiorling Unlike Bjorling, Lanza sang with his HEART and SOUL! And if he didn't sing much on the operatic stage it was not because he couldn't but because he chose not to, for personal reasons. He thought that by acting at Hollywood he could provide more money to his wife and children! And sadly, Hollywood completely ruined him and caused his premature death!
@corellithebest I think perhaps he made the best decision by going to Hollywood. He was so famous for not showing up on time or not at all. Opera companies would never have put up with that. Sadly, Hollywood had a big part in ruining him, but I think perhaps an opera career would have done the same thing. He just didn't have discipline. But the voice was magnificent, and I'm grateful for all of his recordings.
That seems to be the case with stars like him - they have this amazing talent, but it's not long before they're gone...either out of the limelight or because of death.
@bassfanne45 well...except that he appeared in two opera productions before going to hollywood and in the year he died, he was scheduled to open the season at la scala, the first american to ever do so.
The reason lanza only sang one grand opera and is only seen to sing in the movies is that mayer owned his voice due to a early contract when lanza kicked off in a drunken rage as he was known to mayer cast edmund purdun to act in the student prince but he had to mime to lanza its a fact. ps iam a fan of lanza.
cant argue with that. you could try, but you wouldn't get far. You'd probably look a little silly too. Actually I reckon you'd look like a dickhead if you did. A trying dickhead, but a dickhead nonetheless. Of course people don't know they look like dickheads, but that's another story. What were we talking about again?
There is a reason that Lanza sang in the movies and not at the Met. The critics and audience would not have treated him kindly, as an imposter, a wannabe opera singer. He would have been better off on American Idol. In other words he didn't pay his dues, and that's not how you become an opera star.
Completely agree with you, spear has no singing technique and it is unlikely that many people understand it was just a great voice but unpolished. And a voice is nothing without good technique. x2
you need a voice first. and who are you to judge? di stefano, correlii. even bjorling admired lanza. your ears need cleaning even caruso,s son said lanza was the only man to play his dad. even pav, all the 3 tenors looked up to lanza. even maria callas said he was the best . so i would rather listen to them than you. they like me know more than you..
@rouman7 There are so many really excellent rnors and Lanza is as you say among the very best. Reording technique had much improved from Gigli's day so any conmparison is futile. Lanza really purs it on doesn't he as does Corelli..
@badabingrockford Your having a joke mate he doesn't deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as Mario Lanza. If that's what you really think your mind is totally gone. You'll be trying to convince us next that Renee and Renata were a more superior duet than Maria Callas and Guiseppe Di Stefano. You seriously need help mate if your not already locked up.
@bigttim1 rio uno doed shows dedicated to him saying he was the best and nobody will ever pass him i never hear about lanza sorry he was good but claudio was the best its like bruce lee against jackie chan villa was the master in singing and emotion he had so much emotion he died sing mama so you lose you little homo all my relitives say he was the best and all of italy say he was the best so you lose again your opininon meens nothing
With Caruso the music/melodic line came first. He left it up to the genius of the composer/poet to give us the basis for beauty/human emotion. ML rarely seem to grasp this though some of his recordings are beautiful/touching & I remain his fan. This is also some of the secret behind the singing of Jussi B. Of course, much of the public thinks that gulping, gasping, groaning & distortion of the melodic line is beautiful. It is all a matter of intellect/taste.
Undoubtedly a brilliant voice, but better suited to the operettas. His performance in The Great Caruso was excellent, but I felt he never quite made it, even though I greatly admire the film.
To me, his voice was at it`s most magnificent when he was singing the songs from The Desert Song and in particular The Student Prince. Stunning!
He is a different singer ...Bell canto...He is full of feeling.Pav was 80% technique 20% feeling so its kinda hard to compare...They are ....were.. both great!!!!!!!!!
meadow soprano: "that mario lasagna guy.."
carboGP 1 week ago
@MarionCap I read somewhere mario was not confident enough of his endurance vocally to make it through an entire opera. The one full opera he sang was Madama Butterfly. The lead tenor does not sing in the second act at all. Ultimately, we will never know what heights he could have rose to because he was taken from us at an age where most tenors are just reaching their prime.
frankmaiorana66 2 weeks ago
@frankmaiorana66 It wasn't his endurance that Mario doubted. He gave many concerts where he performed song after song, all different styles, for an hour and a half without falter. What worried him was that he hadn't made his operatic debut in a major opera house, and thanks to Hollywood he was suddenly the most famous tenor in the world, so when he did debut, the eyes of the entire world would be on him. One mistake and the critic's would shred him. Imagine the pressure that put him under.
gragrn 1 week ago
E un pezzo unico come testo ,e unico come tenore il grande CARUSO COMPLIMENTI PER AVERCELO FATTO RIASCOLTARE ,ANCHE PER QUESTO L'italia e chiamata il paese del bel canto, bravi a tutti lo staf (YOU TUBE) GRAZIE
Villatrinacria 3 weeks ago
listen to Jose Carreras sing this - then decide who is the best. Tedwil
edwil83 3 weeks ago
this is awesome song and line!
lmuimba 1 month ago
Mario makes me cry i___i I love him <3<3<3
WalkyrjeWolfherz 1 month ago 2
@WalkyrjeWolfherz Yes his beautiful voice makes you CRY!! I loved Mario since I was 10.
navajo777 3 weeks ago in playlist Mario-Philadelphia
Beautiful.
FuhrerZombie 1 month ago
When I was an infant, my mother told me that this was the only record that would pacify me. At 58 years old, I still love it.
eugenecoreno 1 month ago
Il parait que la voix de Mario Lanza, très amplifiée dans ses films, n'avait pas la puissance requise pour chanter un opéra sur scène? Je ne sais pas si cela est vrai..En tout cas le résultat ici est pour le moins convainquant.Ma famille et moi, il y a bien longtemps, lorsque nous allions voir l'un de ses films, nous en revenions éblouis.Avec son beau timbre de voix, il nous a fait aimé l'opéra.José Carreras a souvent dit que c'est Mario Lanza qui lui avait donné l' envie de devenir chanteur.
Ax008Al 2 months ago
Faux :Au contraire, le disque vinyl à l'époque ne pouvait pas rendre compte de la puissance de la voix de LANZA.Ainsi les spectateurs du Royal Hall Palace de Londres en janvier 1958,stupéfaits d'entendre cette voix sans micro pour amplifier le son et plus encore l'orchestre de l'opéra de Rome en 1959 lors de l'extrait d'AÏDA, pour le film "la fille de Capri"qui en avaient entendu des chanteurs, et qui furent stupéfaits :sa voix couvrait l'orchestre.Tant d'autres exemples sont à dire.GC
CREQUIE 1 month ago
This voice influenced my musical tastes when I heard him in the Student Prince at the age of seven. He may be one but thank goodness for technology : His voice lives on.
sockitt 2 months ago
@MarionCap Wonderful! Your mom dated Mario Lanza! no idea his name was Al Cocozza - this is why I love youtube
eruptionista 3 months ago
@eruptionista - Yep, his name was Alfredo Cocozza. Back in the day, he dropped out of school to help support his family by driving a bakery truck. I just wish that his glorious talent had been discovered by someone who could have actually helped him achieve a great opera career! His voice was more beautiful than any of the great operatic tenor voices we've enjoyed in the past several decades (richer than Pavarotti's, sweeter than Domingo's). His early death was a horrible loss.
MarionCap 2 months ago 2
@MarionCap Actually Mario himself choosed to go to hollywood instead of continue his opera career, he did two opera roles before signing a 7 year hollywood contract. Imho he made the wrong choice but haven´t we all made mistakes? I love his voice and thank god he lived during a time when voices could be recorded. The most emotional singer in the world if you ask me. You will never be forgotten Mario!
joutneyman 3 weeks ago
Mario sings this beautifully.
The song was originally composed for Enrico Caruso by Salvatore Cardillo in 1911.
tomfroekjaer 3 months ago
Jeez, the sheer beauty of his sound is mesmerizing. @ taximanfrank - how cool! My mom was from South Philly, and actually dated him (as Al Cocozza) for a little while. She told me that he left high school to get a job driving an Amoroso Bakery truck; he used to drive it into the parking lot of the school and honk his horn outside the window where my mom was in French class.
MarionCap 3 months ago
ESPETACULAR OTIMO RENATO BREDA POA RS BRASIL
breda1951 3 months ago
But srsly, wicked.
Hemingwoman 3 months ago
CAPS LOCK.
Hemingwoman 3 months ago
AMAZING ! GREAT MARIO !
paolonove65 3 months ago 2
EXTRAORDINARIO!!! AWESOME!!!
Cocus62 4 months ago
niente da fare...per cantare questo ci vuole un napoletano
TheMGF77 4 months ago
@TheMGF77 concordo
graziosov 4 months ago
uno de los mejores cantantes. algun dia sere como tu. estoy en eso.
juancaruso 5 months ago
the best performance of this song in our time now
MILAN LAVRI
just listen it
pandorassim 5 months ago
...this man and this voice..nothing less than matchless perfection, for so long after he is gone, but still here
valdengo1 5 months ago 2
I remember my parents when I hear this wonderful voice! Both like him. And my father
died, but make me cry every time I hear this song!
Very, very, very beautiful melody!
The life look more clear, when I can hear the voice of Mario Lanza.
Absolutely perfect!
Thank you!!!
SaninhaC 5 months ago 4
a true south philly hero i am lucky enough to say he is a distant cousin on my moms side of the family
taximanfrank 5 months ago
Absolutely superb. Rates up there with Pavarotti.
JonoBG 5 months ago
once in a life time a voice will come like this one...i was so lucky that it came to me when i was young and at 10 years old i knew i heard a voice that i would never forget. what he put on display was the emotional power and fury that was assemble in his voice his records are masterpieces on plastic ...from that moment on to today he has no peers..i can thank god that when his voice came he let it come my way..........thank you
MrChucksimon 6 months ago
I like this better than Caruso, and the dang song was written FOR Caruso!
checkorbet12 6 months ago
All you can say is WOW !! when he sang...
DET832 6 months ago
"Excess of sorrow laughs, excess of joy weeps." - William Blake
dwsingrs 6 months ago
When will America stand up and embrace this national treasure of a man. His movies and his music are part of the national legacy and may never be surpassed. Listen my children and you shall hear, a voice that is ever so rare, and it's ours.
fmazzar 6 months ago
I agree. Mario was the best and still is.I have a new voice I listen to-also named Mario Frangoulis but Lanza will never be surpassed.
Dorothy544 6 months ago
Voce meravigliosa...........grande emozione!!!!!
bubaque2 6 months ago
srvgtr he is american but he started being a real tenor when he moved to italy even Mario said it Hollywood was ruining him listen to his recordings from cinecitta far superior to his hollywood days his italian is better and his Neapolitan dialect is better he truely is a Greatest American tenor
stleoitalian 6 months ago
Superb! TY Yon for posting
paulostroff99 6 months ago
Oh! absolutely exquisite. The most under-rated tenor of the last century; why was this so ?
Cakalene 7 months ago
Semplicemente meglio
Gomezie 7 months ago in playlist Music
the best version of this masterpiece
fleischerheather 7 months ago
Ha yes at last there is a honest opinion . The truck driver from philly did good. Fred was a wonderful singer. Fred was also a bad Ass guy but thats in the past so lets just enjoy him as mario and wonder at his talent.
billy2rivers1 7 months ago
THE BEST OF THE BEST THEN NOW & ALWAYS. SO MUCH PLEASURE HE HAS GIVEN ME & THE WORLD
OPERA1113 7 months ago 12
must do DUO with MILAN LAVRI (of corse virtual ) Type MILAN LAVRI and imagine! OK?
pandorassim 8 months ago
@pandorassim jajajajajaja... i imagine that and my ears starts bleeding when Milan sings his part!!
rulomain 8 months ago
VIBRANTISIMO!!! PURO SENTIMIENTO......
Cocus62 8 months ago
Someone said many years ago after hearing Billie Holliday, "She sang, and singing was never the same again". I am absolutely convinced that the same holds for Mario Lanza. Most toffs have an issue with him because they cannot understand how such a great tenor could come from Philadelphia. It almost pains them to say that such a great tenor could be American. Well, he was American and he was a master tenor. Nothing more need be said....
srvgtr 8 months ago
Mario Lanza foi um dos melhores senão, o melhor tenor até então!
Esta melodia é uma das quais o consagra como tal!
Excelente!
Cumprimentos do Brasil!
hensiq 8 months ago
Simply the best version of this song ever! Many thanks for the upload. A real master piece.
sowndefex 8 months ago
he is part of my family ^^
TheRevenantFlames 9 months ago
SPETCULAR. WONDERFUL VOICE! THIS IS MARIO LANZA!
mariogantois1 9 months ago 7
Thank you Karen for the comments. I want to say that Mario Lanza was a wonderful singer.
mariogantois1 10 months ago
I love the emotions exhibited in Neapolitan love songs ...... and no one delivers like Lanza! Bravo, Mario!
Karen41872 10 months ago
Bravissimo,..."Sfumatura di labbre"
Grazie Mario, grazie dal cuore.
Un forte abbraccio
Angeli Santi.....Ciao \☺
Santangelo47 10 months ago
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Bravissimo,..."Sfumatura di labbre"
Grazie Mario, grazie dal cuore.
Un forte abbraccio
Angeli Santi.....Ciao \☺
Santangelo47 10 months ago
Uniquely gifted singer.
Glenmed 11 months ago
Lovely singing.TY YoniI89 for posting.
paulostroff99 11 months ago
Genial!!!!
lmrs2 11 months ago
Please don't compare him to Caruso. Mario created his own league as did Caruso.
Caruso was untouchable in his time. Mario untouchable in his time.
tomfroekjaer 11 months ago
Great Mario, multirole singer. Nothing else to say.........
cityroam 11 months ago
Lanza is feeling!!
Juanpablo8559 1 year ago
Oh yeah!!!!!!
judeciccolella 1 year ago
EINE WUNDERSCHOENE STIMME!
Fasolt100 1 year ago
cette voix est stupéfiante merveilleuse et claire disparu trop tôt en 1959 mario lanza a laissé un grand vide , heureusement il nous a laissé une discographie importante.
solaure1 1 year ago
bravissimo!!
ivangarciatebar 1 year ago
Caruso absolotely is the greatest tenor but For me Is Mario Lanza the best
Kenshin22able 1 year ago
@Kenshin22able No dear, you are judging Caruso by all the remastering versions. Listen at the quality and purety of Caruso's voice and maybe you will understand why Pararotti himself said: Lanza is the only tenor dign to be called a pupil of ENRICO CARUSO
Elia586 1 year ago
@Elia586 MARIO LANZA is second only in Caruso, but anyway Both of them were great so whats the deal?
Kenshin22able 1 year ago
@Elia586 so why didn't pavarotti ever try to achieve that "clarity"?
jgraif 1 year ago
@jgraif Sorry there it is known that every artist in every field cannot give more that what he has: Pavarotti was one amongst the greatest but maybe he missed something that only Mario an Caruso had
Elia586 1 year ago
MArio Lanza era una voz comercial.... no puede compararse con las voces de opera.
TheBasilio 1 year ago
@TheBasilio
schade dass Sie nicht grosse Ahnung haben von Musik
RAL577 1 year ago
@TheBasilio
most of neapolitan songs are not meant to be "opera songs". Only voice & acoustic guitar
AleksejFedorovic 1 year ago
@TheBasilio please define what makes his voice "commercial" instead of "operatic"? he was judged in the 1950's by people who could not accept that it was possible to perform art music and popular music with equal talent. THEY WERE WRONG! today, we credit andrea bocelli for possessing that ability. enough said.
jgraif 1 year ago
I ABSOLUTELEY LOVE MARIO LANZA .NO ONE COULD EVEN COME CLOSE TO HIM IN THE AMERICAN SONGS
sugarbism 1 year ago
This is MINDBLOWING
NickCheduoRebel 1 year ago
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" Tu nun 'nce pienze a stu dulore mio ".
GoddyLee 1 year ago
" Tu nun 'nce pienze a stu dulore mio "
GoddyLee 1 year ago
I might get a lot of "buhs" as a response to this comment, but this is just how I feel. When I say feel, that's what I mean. Feel - all opinion.
Feel free to throw loads of rotten eggs and tomatoes at me :-)
Lanza had a fantastic - actually more than a fantastic tenor voice. But when I listen to Neapolitan Enrico Caruso in this Neapolitan song, Mario just doesn't reach the level of compassion and empathy as Caruso.
tomfroekjaer 1 year ago
@tomfroekjaer I don't know why anyone would throw rotten eggs or tomatoes at you. You are just saying that you prefer Caruso, someone many people consider the greatest tenor ever, to Lanza on this song. What upsets Lanza fans is when people say that Lanza was not very good. He was an overly emotional singer, he was not an opera singer, etc. Those are not opinions I share. And many of the greats in music, including Toscanini, considered Lanza to be one of the greatest tenors ever.
ChicagoSouthDan 1 year ago
@ChicagoSouthDan: I certainly understand that Lanza fans get upset when unjust/unfounded critizism is voiced about Mario. I try not to judge any singer on the basis of hearsay or fixed ideas (by some maybe adopted from "know all" music critics). I believe Lanza actually had a better, natural tenor voice than Caruso, but what can I say other than Caruso creates a stronger emotional response in me than Mario.
But as I point out that's just me! What do you like blonds or brunettes?
tomfroekjaer 1 year ago
@tomfroekjaer Totally agree its peas and carrots.In my humble opinion Caruso was the master of grand opera but Lanza brought arias to the masses . In the end wheres the problem when we can listen to both great singers .
billy2rivers1 1 year ago
@billy2rivers1: I certainly think we should listen to both of these tenor giants ! And probably you're right about Mario bringing arias to the masses.
I'm sure the film "The Great Caruso" with all of Lanza's great performances of arias and Neapolitan songs made a significant impact on people and made opera popular amongst people who otherwise might never have listened to opera.
tomfroekjaer 1 year ago
@tomfroekjaer You are so right when i was a boy my old dad would tell me about Caruso and how his dad used to tell him of this mans wonderful voice .Dad would have no part of mario lanza until i was about sixteen and started showing an intrest in his passion for the great tenors ,at that age though it was hearing the songs in english that got me hooked and thirty odd years later this mans singing can still bring the hairs on the back of my neck to stand on end.
billy2rivers1 1 year ago
@billy2rivers1: that's a nice story and really what music is all about "bring the hairs on the back of my neck to stand on end" ! Great !
tomfroekjaer 1 year ago
great!
cooorus 1 year ago
All the people should listen his voice! All they must listen!
Kenshin22able 1 year ago
Amazing....still !
Lovelyears 1 year ago
I'm so spoiled from childhood. Thanks to all who posted these beautiful songs & videos. Ciao!
Romanini43047 1 year ago
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Kenshin22able 1 year ago
Crecí escuchando, mi padrino tenor tambien lo llevaba en el alma y yo tambien,lástima su corta vidapero toda su familia muere muy jóven
LIA3947 1 year ago
goosebumps
Obelisk2290 1 year ago
Definitively the best version of Ungrateful Heart, ever!
Thanks a lot for posting.
Umsamir1970 1 year ago
Mario Lanza, sempre foi maravilhoso. Glaura.
Glaura2009 1 year ago
WOW
thegameoflife3 1 year ago
ONE& ONLY Mario!. He had a God Given Voice.SAD That He Was Taken ,From Us at'n
Early Age,We Thank ful That he Given us So many wonderful Songs.RIP MARIO.
adam5170 1 year ago
this song is so moving
peakme92 1 year ago
Beautiful !!!!!!!!
Iren1946 1 year ago
ahhhhhhh.. exquisite. The man who set a precedence for my taste in many things..
Petra1001uk 1 year ago
Beautiful...
Don5hah 1 year ago
Truely beautiful, heart-rendering song!!!
adlenel1 1 year ago
Such an elegant and exquisite voice!
arpeggio1358 1 year ago
Mario Lanza is THE MAN! Jennine James of Sacramento, Ca.
jennygirl709 1 year ago
@jennygirl709 To me Mario was the greatest of all the tenors Jenny. It is so sad that he died at just 38 but his memory will live forever.
bigttim1 1 year ago
Lanza did sing opera in New Orleans before he went Hollywood. Unlike other opera singers, Lanza believed that good music was good music, regardless of whether it was opera, operetta or pop standards. To him, Jerome Kern, Richard Rogers and Sammy Cahn were just as great as Leoncavallo and Verdi.
joeparkson 1 year ago
What can you say ? GREAT !!!!!!
DET832 1 year ago
JIMY45GR 1 year ago
The rolling of the R's are very elegant x)
Solison 1 year ago
tHE BEAST OF OPERA !!
kidcaribe 1 year ago 2
El mejor
minisergium 1 year ago 2
Great song! Great voice!
I have uploaded my video of core 'ngrato too, check out on my channel.
I wish one day to sing like him!
Best wishes for all.
brodinxvi 1 year ago
Can't believe he was so insecure about his "weight" and looks...even in his later years he seems to have been a good-looking man. :(
SaftAusKeine 1 year ago
...what a bombastic meteor Lanza was...his ethos, melancholy and electrified delivery on this music tops them all, IMHO...I first heard this version in 1963, and when I hear other versions, I hear only Lanza's version....
valdengo1 1 year ago
@valdengo1 you have SAID IT ALL!!! it is the way lanza is ENGAGED in the music that sets him apart.
jgraif 1 year ago
It is no wonder that Mario Lanza so beautifully. He was a student of Enrico Rosati, who also taught the splendid tenor Beniamino Gigli and James Melton. Sadly, this type of
singing is no longer heard anymore
MrSkylark1 1 year ago
Bravo mario wonderful diction on this version a ear shattering performance love it cheers gazza uk
garybrown57 1 year ago
Excellent singer. Sadly he don't do the career in opera but Hollywood. Sometimes he exagerate in semitone on high notes.
mariogantois1 1 year ago
@mariogantois1 --- Regarding your post on Mario Lanza... My great-grandfather was a studio musician in the early 1950's .... and he asked Lanza that exact question, "Why didn't you go into opera as a career instead of Hollywood?" Mario responded that he didn't think he had the "wind" to sustain the entire length of an opera. I thought that was rather strange.... but I guess he knew his limitations.
Karen41872 10 months ago
@Karen41872 sort of nonsens as Lanza sung 2 entire Madame Butterfly performances in New Orleans Opera House in 1949 and on his death 1959 he had a signed agreement with Rome Opera House to open season in 1960 with an opera of his choice. A pity he did not lived long enough to silence all the jealous haters.
However, he was perfectly trained to sing entire operas...but who would sing an opera for 1000 $ a night when he could make 1.000.000 wtih 1 movie ?...The choice is clear I think
chris99103 9 months ago
@chris99103 --- ...... and just maybe doing that was a big enough strain on his body to kill him. He himself told my grandfather that he could not sustain an entire opera. It took too much out of him. What's with the "hater" part? That's so 1990's ...... "jealous?" WTF are you blabbing about? You know nothing about Lanza. He left us a legacy like none other.
Karen41872 9 months ago
simiannelauno 1 year ago
There have been many greater than great Tenors throughout the last 100+ years and farther back than that even, ALL of them without exception deserve to have all the praise and glory heaped upon them unconditionally for what they have given to the rest of us, and Mario for sure is definitely way up there, high up on the list of the best of the best, without question, without argument from anybody, he truly was 'is' one of our greatest ever Tenors who's talent & voice were/are sheer Magic. Angelo
Santangelo47 1 year ago
Lanza is better than Caruso. Better phrasing, more emotional impact.
mau2hi 1 year ago
@mau2hi: Interesting opinion. Just curious: did you actually listen to Caruso's version?
tomfroekjaer 1 year ago
bellissima questa canzone...e quando la canta junior nei soprano è ancora piu bella XD
biliardo87 1 year ago
A voz de Mario Lanza é um dos maiores fenomenos como tenor dramático, mas nesta canção ele exagera na interpretação
tetsurohori 1 year ago
Pity he missed the second part.
musicologo1able 1 year ago
I really like Mario's version of this Neapolitan song. If one finds it necessary to compare this with the version of the "Neapolitan peasant" - Enrico Caruso - IMO the peasant wins. But why compare ? They were both unique! Enrico was a phenomon - like Mario. But the career of Caruso was of course even more spectacular. He had virtually no formal education (two years, I think) and almost no singing lessons - and yet he rose to be the most celebrated tenor of his time.
tomfroekjaer 1 year ago
*pause* I've heard a Japanese voice actor sing this. He was worse than Lanza, but it's still amazing how good he was. o.O
DeltaSilver88 1 year ago
Never mind, Lanza's version is WORSE than that of Hideo Ishikawa.
DeltaSilver88 1 year ago
I absolutely love ML and the glorious intonations in his voice. It's hard to choose between this and Di Stefano's version - but then we don't need to! We have the luxury of both! The operatic snobbery to which Caruso, Lanza and Callas (probably others) were subjected to is only an indication of audience ignorance. Fortunately, it is not just for the privileged to judge anymore. Those days are long gone. Thanks for posting, such joy. x
AEmylia24 1 year ago
I agree with Magpie and Rouman. Best voice of the 20th century
ronaldo190172 1 year ago 9
@ronaldo190172: Lanza the best voice of the 20th century? For me not (for me Caruso), but if Lanza is for you, that's fine with me!
tomfroekjaer 1 year ago
@tomfroekjaer I totaly agree with you
bgenne54 1 year ago
@bgenne54: Hi there. It's difficult to keep track of who's replying to what here on YT. It's nice that you with agree with me, but I don't know what you are agreeing with ! Please elaborate ....
tomfroekjaer 1 year ago
purists annoy me. I agree with rouman7. And a blind man WOULd agree
magpiewaters 1 year ago
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beautiful voice but terrible technique check Mario del Monaco version is the EXCELLENCE
JussiBiorling 1 year ago
who cares about technique, we listen with are ears. this is the voice. del monaco or bjorling, could only dream of having his voice..
rouman7 1 year ago
The voice is nothing with out technique, and Lanza is the probe, his interpretations are terribles he never sing an Opera because he dont have nothing to do with de Gods of Opera like Jussi, Monaco and many more, it's the truth, dont be idiot with your answers
JussiBiorling 1 year ago
your the idiot technique is for fools who do not let there heart judge. tell me how does a blindman watch technique? jussi and monaco will never be my choice , they are yours not mine. and last but not least do not come on lanza,s sites if you don,t like him stay on jussi,s...
rouman7 1 year ago
I now understand why you like Mario Lanza, if the technique is not important for you to sing well in every way you need a good technique, which is why it was never released called to sing in a theater, because he had no technique, no this is screaming, Lanza shouting in many places and the voice drops in other, I give you reasons.
JussiBiorling 1 year ago
De Toscanini à Callas, de Licia Albanèse à Placido Domingo et de Pavarotti à Renata Tebaldi,toutes et tous ont dit que la Voix de LANZA était la référence' absolue.
De Toscanini with Callas, of Licia Albanèse to Placido Domingo and of Pavarotti with Renata Tebaldi, all and all said that the Voice of LANZA was the absolute référence'.
CREQUIE 1 year ago 2
@JussiBiorling Unlike Bjorling, Lanza sang with his HEART and SOUL! And if he didn't sing much on the operatic stage it was not because he couldn't but because he chose not to, for personal reasons. He thought that by acting at Hollywood he could provide more money to his wife and children! And sadly, Hollywood completely ruined him and caused his premature death!
corellithebest 1 year ago
@corellithebest Agreed many people made lots of money because of Mario.
tenorismo 1 year ago
@corellithebest I think perhaps he made the best decision by going to Hollywood. He was so famous for not showing up on time or not at all. Opera companies would never have put up with that. Sadly, Hollywood had a big part in ruining him, but I think perhaps an opera career would have done the same thing. He just didn't have discipline. But the voice was magnificent, and I'm grateful for all of his recordings.
bassfanne45 1 year ago 2
@bassfanne45
That seems to be the case with stars like him - they have this amazing talent, but it's not long before they're gone...either out of the limelight or because of death.
SaftAusKeine 1 year ago
@bassfanne45 well...except that he appeared in two opera productions before going to hollywood and in the year he died, he was scheduled to open the season at la scala, the first american to ever do so.
jgraif 1 year ago
lanza tenorissimo!
pepys1633 2 years ago
The reason lanza only sang one grand opera and is only seen to sing in the movies is that mayer owned his voice due to a early contract when lanza kicked off in a drunken rage as he was known to mayer cast edmund purdun to act in the student prince but he had to mime to lanza its a fact. ps iam a fan of lanza.
billy2rivers1 2 years ago
I agree completely!!!!!
bacassa 2 years ago
The fact remains that Lanza was one of the best tenors ever.
Athenian888 2 years ago
cant argue with that. you could try, but you wouldn't get far. You'd probably look a little silly too. Actually I reckon you'd look like a dickhead if you did. A trying dickhead, but a dickhead nonetheless. Of course people don't know they look like dickheads, but that's another story. What were we talking about again?
furb393 2 years ago
There is a reason that Lanza sang in the movies and not at the Met. The critics and audience would not have treated him kindly, as an imposter, a wannabe opera singer. He would have been better off on American Idol. In other words he didn't pay his dues, and that's not how you become an opera star.
oldmusicman 2 years ago
Completely agree with you, spear has no singing technique and it is unlikely that many people understand it was just a great voice but unpolished. And a voice is nothing without good technique. x2
JussiBiorling 1 year ago
you need a voice first. and who are you to judge? di stefano, correlii. even bjorling admired lanza. your ears need cleaning even caruso,s son said lanza was the only man to play his dad. even pav, all the 3 tenors looked up to lanza. even maria callas said he was the best . so i would rather listen to them than you. they like me know more than you..
rouman7 1 year ago 24
@rouman7 There are so many really excellent rnors and Lanza is as you say among the very best. Reording technique had much improved from Gigli's day so any conmparison is futile. Lanza really purs it on doesn't he as does Corelli..
Aled
ifuliki 1 year ago
@rouman7 sorry my freind claudio villa was the best known all over sold most albums of any
badabingrockford 1 year ago
@badabingrockford Your having a joke mate he doesn't deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as Mario Lanza. If that's what you really think your mind is totally gone. You'll be trying to convince us next that Renee and Renata were a more superior duet than Maria Callas and Guiseppe Di Stefano. You seriously need help mate if your not already locked up.
bigttim1 1 year ago
@bigttim1 rio uno doed shows dedicated to him saying he was the best and nobody will ever pass him i never hear about lanza sorry he was good but claudio was the best its like bruce lee against jackie chan villa was the master in singing and emotion he had so much emotion he died sing mama so you lose you little homo all my relitives say he was the best and all of italy say he was the best so you lose again your opininon meens nothing
badabingrockford 1 year ago
@rouman7 the voice is really very good.
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Great song.
Try to listen a new version with
voice of LAVRI MILAN
I hope it's a JOKE :)
cucukam 2 years ago
Lanza"s version is good, but if you want to hear the difinitive version, listen to the great Giuseppe di stefano.
281308ful 2 years ago
I would say Mr.Carreras ,but Di Stefano is second one for this!
Huljic 2 years ago
Great singing. Fantastic singing!!
But this was song was composed for Enrico Caruso. And I must admit that I think Caruso's version is more emotional and moving.
normannielsen 2 years ago
With Caruso the music/melodic line came first. He left it up to the genius of the composer/poet to give us the basis for beauty/human emotion. ML rarely seem to grasp this though some of his recordings are beautiful/touching & I remain his fan. This is also some of the secret behind the singing of Jussi B. Of course, much of the public thinks that gulping, gasping, groaning & distortion of the melodic line is beautiful. It is all a matter of intellect/taste.
Lovelytenor1 2 years ago
Yes, as you say, it's all a matter of taste and one's own emotional response.
normannielsen 2 years ago
Just great! A fan since 1950.....
cris1427 2 years ago
Great song.
Try to listen a new version with
voice of LAVRI MILAN
122bomba 2 years ago
Brilliant
billy2rivers1 2 years ago 2
Undoubtedly a brilliant voice, but better suited to the operettas. His performance in The Great Caruso was excellent, but I felt he never quite made it, even though I greatly admire the film.
To me, his voice was at it`s most magnificent when he was singing the songs from The Desert Song and in particular The Student Prince. Stunning!
Willtap 2 years ago
Awesome!!!!!
Mario Lanza performed Caruso
bacassa 2 years ago
wow!
skyjuke2006 2 years ago
and who performed Caruzo in the movie "Caruzo"?
55Vitalii 2 years ago
Actually, I consider him better than Domingo, but not as good as Pavarotti (I know, but my opionion).
galenatt 2 years ago
He is a different singer ...Bell canto...He is full of feeling.Pav was 80% technique 20% feeling so its kinda hard to compare...They are ....were.. both great!!!!!!!!!
swinemaid 2 years ago
A throat to rival Caruso.............maybe not the same technique...but.....the throat!!!
arcot9 2 years ago 3