Mario Lanza - One Alone

Not a joke this time.

Amazing voice. I would like to point out that I am only 20 as of writing this and I have been a fan of Lanza for many years.

He is a dead breed it seems.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• mario
• lanza
• one
• alone
• opera
• sigmund
• romberg

[Agorante]

I know I will catch hell for this comment but this is a baritone piece. The tenor part sings "If One Flower Grows Alone in Your Garden" then the bass sings "Let Love Go". Finally the baritone lead answers with this song. The whole scene is called "Eastern and Western Love."

Its as if the tenor were to sing "Di Peovenza"

[stefanboro]

Well you clearly are more knowledgeable than me in this respect! I just have a couple of albums that I listen to.

[charlottepryce]

what great memories of my childhood this brings back,memories of my mam and dad .

[stefanboro]

Well looking at your profile fravorites they seemed to have instilled a good taste in music in you.

Assuming you're not from that generation that is!

[yumyum3014]

My Mum was always singing this song. she loved mario. brought tears to my eyes and so many beautiful memories. R.I.P my beloved Mum.

miss her so. 5oooo stars and more for sharing this vid and song. Thankyou!

[stefanboro]

I am glad if this song has brought back any good memories for you - it seems to be a rare one on youtube.

She had impeccable taste.

[goerizal]

you have a perfect trifecta here - the music, the lyrics and the singer. it will be a long time before you will come across this combination again. enjoy it.

[Bobdeyzelpe]

I am now 72 and when I was 20 Mario Lanza was my hero. He still is and I still spend a lot of time listening to him via my old MGM musicals that I still have on VHS and now also on Youtube. Just sorry I don't have The Toast of New Orleans.Thanks for sharing this with us.

[Mumsilius]

Technically, he may not have been the best, but he is probably the biggest natural talent of all times...

[Agorante]

@Bobdeyzelpe

The Toast of New Orleans is vailable on Netflix.

[Kailoa36]

@Agorante You should catch hell, IMO, for saying that. I'll agree with you when these three songs are song in context. But, when sung alone I don't see that matters at all what voice sings such a beautiful song as One Alone.

[dyjugem]

my god! ONE ALONE! this is my late father's favorite, the freshness of this song lingers in my mind till now at my age 58...i never thought its mario lanza's....sweet sweet song and a powerful voice.....i've heard a lot of tenors like my favorite Andrea Brocelli but lanza is quite different, he's the best...

[arpeggio1358]

@Agorante I realized that he wouldn't have gotten this song in the complete show. I was just stating that I don't object to his singing the song here. If you want to hear something not approptiate, try listening to Sam Ramey singing the role of Billy Bigelow. I absolutely adore his voice, but he sounds awful as Billy. His voice is way too big and booming...and in the "If I Loved You" duet he sounds incredibly strained on the top notes.

[Agorante]

@arpeggio1358

I love Mario Lanza and think he sings this sort of piece better than anyone before or since. But in the complete show he wouldn't get this song. There was a LP version years ago with Tozzi singing the lead, another bass singing the bass role, and Peter Palmer (of L'il Abner fame) singing the tenor part. The dramatic situation is a debate about monogamy versus polygamy. Both the tenor and bass argue for many women and then the baritone replies - One Alone.

[arpeggio1358]

@Agorante I don't object to a tenor singing this at all. I also loved Jose Carreras's version of Smoe Enchanted Evening. I'm a classically trained singer and an opera fan. Now I would object if a tenor sang "Di Provenza".

[mozzrt]

@conniff44 As long as it's not Sherrill Milnes singing...As for Lanza this is the kind of songs he sings so very well, why hail him in opera....?

[ShawDAMAN]

I'm 20 as well, and likewise have been a Lanza fan for many years. ;)

[TheGodpleaser]

Thanks for this i 've been looking for a long time.xxx