Mario Lanza - Che Gelida Manina

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Uploaded by on Nov 1, 2007

Uploading Lanzas songs, the ones I have- sub rate and comment, thanks.

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  • FANTASTIC!

  • yes for me the best.....by far......

  • What's to discuss ? Why not sit back, relax, and enjoy a truly wonderful voice.

  • @ginoraveable In this recording Mario reveals his "true colors" - he is just incredible and he makes me "float."

    I certainly understand why you have a "soft spot" for Mario, so do I !

    His Ave Maria and The Lord's Prayer are also the true Lanza (the ones I heard). Extremely beautiful.

  • @tomfroekjaer I couldn't agree more......Enrico was amazing too but I have a soft spot for Mario......I have watched so many of his movies......That midnight kiss, Serenade, to name a few. His voice is as familiar and dear to me as many new tenors these days. Placido Domingo is another of my favorites. You have to hear Mario sing the Ave Maria and The Lord's Prayer......

  • The Jan Kiepura versions leave them all in the dust.

  • @ShawDAMAN You probably are closer to the truth of the situation. It was, I believe, in reference to the possibility of his singing in the Manzoni Requiem. His recording of the aria from the Requiem is really quite good. If that often told story is true its too bad he didn't audition because Toscanini might well have transformed him into the GREAT SINGER he wanted to be.

  • @gaytenor The closest connection I could ever discover between Lanza and Toscanini was a (pretty reputable) report saying that Toscanini listened to some recordings of Lanza when considering casting one of his operas (which obviously didn't work out.) When he made the oft-quoted "greatest voice of the 20th century" statement I have no idea (it's conceivable he never made it at all, I suppose.) I've never heard one from Toscanini calling Lanza the 'next Caruso,' and I'm sure they never met.

  • Lanza introduced opera to the screen exposing millions of American to the splendid compositions of the great composers. His beautiful voice was appreciated by all. He sang from the heart. A student of the GREAT ENRICO ROSATI who taught BENIAMINO GIGLI, the stellar tenor of that era, Lanza would have entered the operatic scene had it not been for the fact he was too lucrative a property of the film industry. The High C here is far superior to tenors of this era.

  • @jgraif Pray tell where an actual quote from Toscanini can be found. Toscanini never heard Lanza in person because Lanza backed out of the scheduled audition.

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