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@ChalieChaplin It's the "Chi son?" from Lanza's 1949 version of Che Gelida Manina.

@VinylToVideo: I hardly think that singing three performances at the Berkshire Music Festival in Tanglewood working with Leonard Bernstein & other notables constitutes a meaningless test of a singer's ability. Nor did the New York Times and Opera News, who both raved about Lanza's singing. As for...

dickdomino1: I agree Lanza could have sung this magnificently; in fact, he gave a somewhat better rendition on his radio show in 1952. But I don't think a key change would have made any difference on this particular day. Sadly, the voice simply wasn't responding at these sessions, which represent...

@gaytenor: If you don't think the aria from "Talor dal mio forziere" onwards is difficult, then I suggest you talk to a few great tenors. As for Lanza's intonation problems, yes, they were real enough - he tended to sing sharp a lot (though he was mercifully seldom flat) - but he was hardly alone...

@SHICOFF1 ...The Doubleday contributions don't make much sense on the Student Prince album (since she sings both the Prince's and Kathy's lines in Deep in My Heart, Dear), but at least RCA elected to preserve Lanza's magnificent vocals from the film rather than getting him to re-record the two so...

@Stoltapaura: I find your attitude incredible. Yes, I wrote the liner notes for that BMG CD. Does it not then follow that I might know what I'm talking about? The recording that you lifted from that CD is five seconds shorter on your YouTube offering than it is on the actual CD. In other words, i...

A ghastly piece of singing from a great tenor on one of his rare extreme off-days. Whatever the reasons for Lanza's bad singing here, this recording should never have been released. Uploading it here does his legacy no favours whatsoever -- except to the musically deaf and/or Lanza's detractors. ...

Congratulations on a gutsy and heartfelt performance, Mr. Bain! You've actually improved on Lanza's 1956 recording here. I enjoyed your rendition very much, and I look forward to seeing more clips from your Lanza show in the near future.