When I saw this movie first as a young child, I was so impressed by the ending of this movie......Still got the goosebumps and tears. Amazing voices and music ❤
È una dolcezza infinita ascoltarlo ti rasserena e riscalda il cuore !!!! La sua voce calda e solare é come un nettere o un elisir magico che ristora... Sarai sempre sull'onda non tramonterai mai. Beautiful Mario!!!!!!!!!!!
Aloha and bravo to Mario Lanza !!!!! He is my favorite American tenor !!!!! Thank you so very much for this loving duet !!!!!!!!!! Am 80 years old and live in Hawaii. Robert S.J. Hu April 12, 2022.
This song, M'APPARI, gives us the opportunity to compare Lanza to the great tenors of the 20th Century. This aria was sung by Gigli, De Stefano and Pavarotti and their versions are also on YT. Mario, you were the most sublime....thank you for leaving us with this treasure.
Con la voce di Mario anche le Opere diventano facili da ascoltare ed entrano nella memoria e diventano familiari. Un miracolo che solo lui riesce a compiere.!Quello che lui canta non riesci a dimenticarlo.
DU WIRST FÜR IMMER IN MEINEM UND UNSEREN HERZEN WEITER LEBEN UND DEINE STIMME IST ETWAS GOTT GEGEBENS GLÜCK DAS ICH DAS NOCH MITERLEBEN DARF MIT LIEBEVOLLEN GRÜSSEN DEIN FAN ELVIRA 💖💖
Another jewel to be treasured by all, of the golden voice & charismatic acting of the Great Mario Lanza. He was the best, whether singing in opera, semi- classical & modern music Thanks for this memorable posting,
Il film che è stato visto da milioni di Americani facendo guadagnare un sacco di dollari alla Casa Produttrice, la M.G.M. e che ha fatto conoscere Mario a milioni di persone che ne hanno conservato un indelebile ricordo e che tuttora continuano ad ascoltare la sua indimenticabile voce.
juste magnifique et quel plaisir a entendre plus belle voix que caruso et plus puissante il vivait ses chansons dans son interpretation le meilleur tenor mieux que pavarotti et les autres tenors
I have been Mario's fan since1954 - I was 13 when I first heard him sing the "Drinking Song" from the Student Prince. He set the standard for Tenor. There have been a few that came close, like Ben Heppner and Siegfried Jerusalem. But Mario still is King of the Tenors. t
DAS LETZTE LIED EINER LEGENDE MEINE TRÄNEN MÜẞSEN ERST MAL AUSTROCKNEN SO TRAURIG IST ES WENN MANN EINEN LIEBLINGS SÄNGER HAT DER NIE MEHR SINGEN KANN AUẞER IN UNSERER ERINNERUNG ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
This beautiful aria was sung in the Great Caruso by Mario Lanza just before he dies. Mario had dropped his two daughters off at the door of the movie theatre and were terribly upset because they thought he had actually died-a very traumatic experience for these two young girls who loved them very much. I read this in The Mario Lanza Story-there is only the third episode available now-too bad! In any case this is such a beautiful aria sung by the great Mario Lanza.!
Quella di Mario Lanza é una storia unica e non spiegabile. La sua voce è stata tanto grande che ha suscitato invidia per tutto quello che lui rappresentava, un figlio di italiani che era riuscito ad ammaliare tanti milioni di americani col suo canto,col suo sorriso,con la sua spontaneità. L'invidia e le malignità hanno voluto spegnere quella voce magica.
DIESE STIMME GAB ES NUR EINMAL AUF DER WELT ICH VERGESSE SIE NIE DIESE STIMME IST IN MEINEM HERZEN UND FÜR IMMER IN MEINER SEELE VERANKERT UND WER DIESE STIMME NICHT MAG TUT MIR LEID DEN ES WIRD NIE EIN STÜCK VON SICH GEBEN ICH HÖHRE SIE TÄGLICH UND NICHTS SCHÖNERES GIBT ES IN LIEBEVOLLER ERINNERUNG DE ELLI ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😢😢😢😢
I was 11 when my Mum died aged 44 but she loved him and I watched several of his films later. I was even named Maria as my second name. It helps me have a connection to her. He had indeed the best tenor voice of all time.
***** Actually the last Caruso's performance was La Juive by Halevy, not Martha as in the film. The cause of his desaese was not so much Ether, but an on-stage injury: a falling pillar hit him on the back. The following bronchitis aggravated the situation & several days later he sufferd a throat hemmorage on stage in L'elisir d'amore, which was cancelled after the 1st Act. But he gave 3 more performances in December . Caruso's diagnosis was pleurisy & empyema. He underwent sev. surgical operations but his health turned to the worth & he died on August 2 1921 in Neapolis, Italy.
Irina Kuzmishina Ja da haben Sie recht. Aber ich finde diese Arie besser für den Film. Noch besser wäre das Finale aus Aida gewesen. Ist nur meine Meinung. Wenn man bedenkt das Mario Lanzer so weit ich weiß nie auf der Bühne Stand finde ich diese Stimme klasse zwar nicht so wie Franco Corelli den Liebe ich .
I think Corelli was called The Prince of Tenors by someone. He only sang over 250 live performances of Turandot which were all very successful. It's very different than a studio recording of any one aria which can be repeated if the tenor doesn't like the results of the initial take. Corelli and other great tenors put their reputations on the critics line when appearing in live performances, where there is no forgiveness or security of the studio repeat recording if something is not right. Concerts are very enjoyable, but again there is the security of a microphone that can also make a singer feel more confident than singing an aria or an entire opera on stage. Corelli Tucker MDM Domingo Pav and many other tenors took big risks in singing live as appose to the safety and comfort of a studio.
I have no doubt that Lanza's voice was big enough for any theater, and certainly among one of the most beautiful or the most beautiful tenor voice ever. He also had the innate ability to be intimate with his listeners. However, it takes a lot of discipline to learn and appear in a complete opera, or to sing 2 or 3 different roles in one week or even a month. Referring to the book"Tenor in Exile 1949" Callinicos claims that Lanza was irresponsible, and rather than to learn his craft referring to learning the Wolf Songs did compromise and cancel the recital turning to alcohol. Please read "Lanza Callinicos & Hugo Wolf" article by Derek McGovern. Calliicos claims that Lanza canceled 15 out out of 27 recitals. There is also evidence that Lanza was difficult student under Rosati as well. I believe that Lanza was a great talent with endless potential, but his personal problems and behavior, along with the possibility of suffering from depression, prevented him from achieving his life long dream of becoming an operatic star.
The article written by Mc Govern states that Callinicos says that Lanza Cancelled 15 out of 27 recitals for various reasons. Yes, In one instance I read that, Lanza prepared himself both physically and musically for 6 months in preparation for his Las Vegas appearances for $50,000 a week, which was a fortune in the 1950s. He was well prepared going to Vegas , but he withdraw, initially stating that he had a sore throat and then reflecting that they would never ask Caruso to sing in Vegas so why should I? He withdrew from the appearances and had to settle another law suit. But again, a most beautiful voice that was endearing to an enormous audience and his presence on the screen is always heart felt.
una voce bellissima per una grande e unica interpretazione peccato che non riesco a trovare il film Il grande Caruso completo in versione italiana , se qualche appassionato volesse postarlo ne sarei veramente felice.
To Schicoff1: were there reviews of his performance in Butterfly? Could he, do you think, have succeeded in opera? My guess is that with his incredible voice he had the ability. But maybe not the discipline??? I think I heard that he studied operatic singing seriously, so maybe. What a loss was his premature death.
I can't find the Schicoff comment, but here goes. For anyone who knows anything about singing there is no question that he would have succeeded on the operatic stage - there wouldn't have been another tenor to touch him. The reviews of his New Orleans Butterfly performances were excellent. They wanted him back the following year for, I think, Traviata, but he was so caught up in the Hollywood publicity maw by this time that that his operatic plans had disappeared. The original generosity of his MGM contract, which was to give him six months of every year to concentrate on opera, came to nothing due to the phenomenal success of his movies which immersed him fully in the film world. He did, though, manage to continue his concert work alongside his films, and concerts always played a major part in his career. Many of the MGM directors didn't agree with Mayer's hiring of Lanza, and they expected him to be a flop and his contract quietly dropped - it probably would have been better for Lanza's operatic ambitions if that had happened. You 'think you heard' that he studied operatic singing? It's astonishing how this myth about him not having any training has persisted. He started his studies at the age of sixteen, where he lived in Philadelphia, and when he was 21 was auditioned by the conductor Serge Koussevitsky who was there for a concert performance. He said of Lanza 'such a voice only comes along once in a hundred years', and gave him a full scholarship to study at the Berkshire Music School at Tanglewood, Massachusetts. His graduation performances were hailed by those critics present, and what his next step would have been is unknown, because on his return home he received his call up papers and was drafted into the services. He continued singing while in the forces and, leaving in 1945, he immediately resumed his studies, in New York. In 1946 he began a sixteen month course of study with the famous Enrico Rosati, who had trained Gigli and James Melton, among others. Rosati said that he had been waiting for such a voice for years - another accolade. This was a final period of vocal consolidation for Lanza, who then embarked on his concert career with the Bel Canto Trio - the tour which led to his Hollywood Bowl concert, which was attended by Louis B. Mayer, who put him under the contract which could be said, with hindsight, to have put paid to his operatic ambitions. So yes, he studied operatic singing as you put it, for about ten years. I hope that has given you a bit more insight into Lanza's career.
I sang Plunkett once in a concert version of Marta. I have always been surprised that this charming and very tuneful show has never really caught on in America. Another similar case is Nicolai's "Merry Wives of Windsor". Wonderful melodic and lush score but almost unknown on the great American opera stages. Sometimes I despair that opera is dying but then I get really depressed when I contemplate how much of the repertoire isn't even performed.
im proud of my great great grandfather, Im retired from suicide, but I understand his mania, and suicide, I feel my genes in his music, I understand that at one time, there was only Beethoven and him, its some achievement. am a great fan of Beethoven, Mozart, to me, is clever, but, ever so retarted,, I cant imagine that a mortal could have arranged the opening scene from Tosca, but their are dull moments later, a limited criticism, cus I adore this opera, to tears, but, pushing family genes bias, apart, 'Martha, avoids boring conversational singing, its so electric, simple, yet clever, and funny
Il piu' grande tenore finora per me esistito!
When I saw this movie first as a young child, I was so impressed by the ending of this movie......Still got the goosebumps and tears. Amazing voices and music ❤
Einer der schönsten Filme mit Mario Lanza 🥰 🔥 ❤️
È una dolcezza infinita ascoltarlo ti rasserena e riscalda il cuore !!!! La sua voce calda e solare é come un nettere o un elisir magico che ristora... Sarai sempre sull'onda non tramonterai mai. Beautiful Mario!!!!!!!!!!!
Che armonia e Fraseggio Mario Lanza alla grande 🥳❤️
Lo escuche desde que tuve uso de razón,y hasta la fecha que tengo 75 años,como Mario Lanza ,ninguno
Mario lanza one of the best voices ever
Aloha and bravo to Mario Lanza !!!!! He is my favorite American tenor !!!!! Thank you so very much
for this loving duet !!!!!!!!!! Am 80 years old and live in Hawaii. Robert S.J. Hu April 12, 2022.
Thanks again ever so much !!!!! Robert Hu May 5, 2022.
Had to hear you sing again Mario Lanza !!!! My humble thanks !!! Robert Hu May 7, 2022.
Очень люблю фильм "Великий Карузо", жаль пропал у меня. Марио великолепен❤❤❤❤
This song, M'APPARI, gives us the opportunity to compare Lanza to the great tenors of the 20th Century. This aria was sung by Gigli, De Stefano and Pavarotti and their versions are also on YT.
Mario, you were the most sublime....thank you for leaving us with this treasure.
I agree. He has the most warm,and beautiful voice I ever heard.I wish he could have hade a long carrer,and furfilld his life to thee end.
Meraviglioso!😊😊😊❤❤❤Adoro tutti i suoi filmi! Adoro !
Ed è magnifico poterli ritrovare in CD!
@@rosannarisi622 😊
Mario lanza is the greatest tenor was and still is sorry he left so early
Each tenor has their own sound Mario could do the business with ease As for the duet that was just amazing you could see the brilliance of it..
What a classic this is what two great singers they were
I saw this film as a child, and have never forgotten it…..wonderful beyond words.
Con la voce di Mario anche le Opere diventano facili da ascoltare ed entrano nella memoria e diventano familiari. Un miracolo che solo lui riesce a compiere.!Quello che lui canta non riesci a dimenticarlo.
One of the greatest that ever lived
He was Jose Carreras s IDOL...... and that is why he became an opera singer....""!!!!!!!!!
Magnifica ! Bravissimo Mario !❤
It has never been nor ever will be a better voice than Mario Lanza's. To beautiful to be true. His voice belong to heaven !!
Fritz Wunderlich has a similar voice. Gigli was great also.
Kisting Stewart was a great singer to with Mario lanza
Голос Марио - голос его большого сердца,которое он сполна отдал нам, своим слушателям
👍Да👍 его сердце💜❤ его душа!!!
La mejor película de Opera de la Historia
MARIO i have been praying for your soul since you left us, rest in peace.
Marta Taxis 💕
He did indeed have a wonderful voice!🎶✨
DU WIRST FÜR IMMER IN MEINEM UND UNSEREN HERZEN WEITER LEBEN UND DEINE STIMME IST ETWAS GOTT GEGEBENS GLÜCK DAS ICH DAS NOCH MITERLEBEN DARF MIT LIEBEVOLLEN GRÜSSEN DEIN FAN ELVIRA 💖💖
Amazing performance x
I was 13 when he died,even then I loved him and to me he was the best and for me his voice is still the greatest I have most of his sings on cd's
Voce meravigliosz
Another jewel to be treasured by all, of the golden voice & charismatic acting of the Great Mario Lanza. He was the best, whether singing in opera, semi- classical & modern music Thanks for this memorable posting,
Il film che è stato visto da milioni di Americani facendo guadagnare un sacco di dollari alla Casa Produttrice, la M.G.M. e che ha fatto conoscere Mario a milioni di persone che ne hanno conservato un indelebile ricordo e che tuttora continuano ad ascoltare la sua indimenticabile voce.
juste magnifique et quel plaisir a entendre plus belle voix que caruso et plus puissante il vivait ses chansons dans son interpretation le meilleur tenor mieux que pavarotti et les autres tenors
The final duet is one of the most beautiful melodies ever composed
Duży talent tenorowy piosenkarza od Boga Dzięki słuchaniu!🌹🎈💖🌼🌷🎵📯💚✨🔔
Dios le dio el don de cantar... fue y será el mejor Tenor de todos los tiempos.. Dios te bendiga donde quieras que estes Mario Lanza.
What a voice he had
Bestes Duett aller Zeiten grosse Klasse , wunderbare Stimmen
Только чтоб это услышать, стоит жить!!!
The two of them were great in this film
There NEVER has been anyone in the PROFESSIONAL OPERA world since then that can compare with the beautiful tonal quality of Lanza and Kirsten here.
Dad, Cliff, and Me, watched this film 2wks before he passed it gave Dad great strength loved Mario as we all did, it helped my Dad towards ends.
Beautiful
I have been Mario's fan since1954 - I was 13 when I first heard him sing the "Drinking Song" from the Student Prince. He set the standard for Tenor. There have been a few that came close, like Ben Heppner and Siegfried Jerusalem. But Mario still is King of the Tenors.
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Такой восторг исходит из груди. Душа страдает, тихо плачет, ведь Марио поет не только о любви. Но и о наших бедах и печалях
Perhaps one day myself and my father and my brother Philip would meet him it would be brilliant
grande,tra i grandi.
voce possente e al tempo molto ben armoniosa.
Beautiful and sad
DAS LETZTE LIED EINER LEGENDE MEINE TRÄNEN MÜẞSEN ERST MAL AUSTROCKNEN SO TRAURIG IST ES WENN MANN EINEN LIEBLINGS SÄNGER HAT DER NIE MEHR SINGEN KANN AUẞER IN UNSERER ERINNERUNG ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
This beautiful aria was sung in the Great Caruso by Mario Lanza just before he dies. Mario had dropped his two daughters off at the door of the movie theatre and were terribly upset because they thought he had actually died-a very traumatic experience for these two young girls who loved them very much. I read this in The Mario Lanza Story-there is only the third episode available now-too bad! In any case this is such a beautiful aria sung by the great Mario Lanza.!
Quella di Mario Lanza é una storia unica e non spiegabile. La sua voce è stata tanto grande che ha suscitato invidia per tutto quello che lui rappresentava, un figlio di italiani che era riuscito ad ammaliare tanti milioni di americani col suo canto,col suo sorriso,con la sua spontaneità. L'invidia e le malignità hanno voluto spegnere quella voce magica.
He was the best. End of the discussion.
Caruso the best tenor the wold
@@albertodiaz8070 - And you the second 🤢
Caruso number one king
It's been said many times already BUT what a voice he had: " the good die young" applied to him sadly.
Incisione che conferma la classe di Lanza e che fa apprezzare il bel duetto finale.
MÁRIO MAGNÍFICO e ETERNO EM NOSSOS CORAÇÕES.
C'est ce qui s appelle :avoir du coffre !!! Extraordinaire!
One and only great Lanza!
Both of them were brilliant in this film
Sung with such passion and love. Love mario Lanza
AWESOME!!!
Mario é inigualável. Somente Mario canta com tanto amor, com tanta beleza!
MARIO : Inegavelmente a mais bela voz de todos os tempos. Simplesmente magnifico!
Was für eine Stimme .....😍
Love the man and his voice
Questa parte del film che fammi piangere
Belleza Inmortal!!!
iBeautiful
PLEASE do NOT EVER take this down!!!
Schippa, Lanza y Kraus
My father loved him I hope he can hear him up there it it be brilliant
TRAUMHAFT ❤
La cantatrice à aussi une belle voix!
i dont care about the movie but his voice sounds beautiful as USUAL
What a great voice kisting Stewart had aswell in this film
Talk about GREAT singing! Thanks for sharing.
Do not want this to end
THE AMERICAN CARUSO, BRAVO
Eine Ära GING LEIDER ZU FRÜH ZU ENDE WIR WERDEN DICH NIE VERGESSEN
DIESE STIMME GAB ES NUR EINMAL AUF DER WELT ICH VERGESSE SIE NIE DIESE STIMME IST IN MEINEM HERZEN UND FÜR IMMER IN MEINER SEELE VERANKERT UND WER DIESE STIMME NICHT MAG TUT MIR LEID DEN ES WIRD NIE EIN STÜCK VON SICH GEBEN ICH HÖHRE SIE TÄGLICH UND NICHTS SCHÖNERES GIBT ES IN LIEBEVOLLER ERINNERUNG DE ELLI ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😢😢😢😢
Ta cudna muzyka i wykonanie, to raj dla ucha i serca! Jaki byłby ubogi świat bez takiej pięknej muzyki i takiego wykonania.
When I go to heaven I hope I can meet my father and Mario landza and my brother are all together
I was 11 when my Mum died aged 44 but she loved him and I watched several of his films later.
I was even named Maria as my second name. It helps me have a connection to her. He had indeed the best tenor voice of all time.
Mario lanza y caruso the best my apary opera martha
Caruso and Mario landza and beniamino gigli was the greatest tenors of all time
Stephen Richards , Pavarotti wurde 1984 im französischen Fernsehen nach den bedeutenden Tenören gefragt, Er sagte, Caruso, Lanza, Gigli.
Caruso the best tenor the wold
@@albertodiaz8070 - Jaja, das wurde mir schon in der Schule eingebleut.
Bravo che bella voce armenia
EINE HIMMLICHE STIMME UNVERGESSEN UND EINMALIG
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Meine Güte, er hatte ja auch eine herrliche Stimme, sollte sich Gallo und Konsorten einmal anhören.
Aber es ist wohl vertane Liebesmüh. Fabelhaft !
Schön Herr David das Ihnen Mario Lanza hier auch so gut gefällt. L g Sabine Wussow
Sabine Wussow ist wirklich nur für verwöhnte Ohren.Eine Schönere Stimme samt Ausstrahlung M.L. Kenne ich auch nicht.
En 1942 y 1948, interpreto al capitan Pinkerton , Madame Butterfly
***** Actually the last Caruso's performance was La Juive by Halevy, not Martha as in the film. The cause of his desaese was not so much Ether, but an on-stage injury: a falling pillar hit him on the back. The following bronchitis aggravated the situation & several days later he sufferd a throat hemmorage on stage in L'elisir d'amore, which was cancelled after the 1st Act. But he gave 3 more performances in December . Caruso's diagnosis was pleurisy & empyema. He underwent sev. surgical operations but his health turned to the worth & he died on August 2 1921 in Neapolis, Italy.
Irina Kuzmishina Ja da haben Sie recht. Aber ich finde diese Arie besser für den Film. Noch besser wäre das Finale aus Aida gewesen. Ist nur meine Meinung. Wenn man bedenkt das Mario Lanzer so weit ich weiß nie auf der Bühne Stand finde ich diese Stimme klasse zwar nicht so wie Franco Corelli den Liebe ich .
+Irina Kuzmishina: Caruso was diagnosed with empyema, not emphysema--a much different pleural disease.
I think Corelli was called The Prince of Tenors by someone. He only sang over 250 live performances of Turandot which were all very successful. It's very different than a studio recording of any one aria which can be repeated if the tenor doesn't like the results of the initial take. Corelli and other great tenors put their reputations on the critics line when appearing in live performances, where there is no forgiveness or security of the studio repeat recording if something is not right. Concerts are very enjoyable, but again there is the security of a microphone that can also make a singer feel more confident than singing an aria or an entire opera on stage. Corelli Tucker MDM Domingo Pav and many other tenors took big risks in singing live as appose to the safety and comfort of a studio.
I have no doubt that Lanza's voice was big enough for any theater, and certainly among one of the most beautiful or the most beautiful tenor voice ever. He also had the innate ability to be intimate with his listeners. However, it takes a lot of discipline to learn and appear in a complete opera, or to sing 2 or 3 different roles in one week or even a month. Referring to the book"Tenor in Exile 1949" Callinicos claims that Lanza was irresponsible, and rather than to learn his craft referring to learning the Wolf Songs did compromise and cancel the recital turning to alcohol. Please read "Lanza Callinicos & Hugo Wolf" article by Derek McGovern. Calliicos claims that Lanza canceled 15 out out of 27 recitals. There is also evidence that Lanza was difficult student under Rosati as well. I believe that Lanza was a great talent with endless potential, but his personal problems and behavior, along with the possibility of suffering from depression, prevented him from achieving his life long dream of becoming an operatic star.
The article written by Mc Govern states that Callinicos says that Lanza Cancelled 15 out of 27 recitals for various reasons. Yes, In one instance I read that, Lanza prepared himself both physically and musically for 6 months in preparation for his Las Vegas appearances for $50,000 a week, which was a fortune in the 1950s. He was well prepared going to Vegas , but he withdraw, initially stating that he had a sore throat and then reflecting that they would never ask Caruso to sing in Vegas so why should I? He withdrew from the appearances and had to settle another law suit. But again, a most beautiful voice that was endearing to an enormous audience and his presence on the screen is always heart felt.
Lindo 💞
Zo mooi
Thank you!!
Yesa Flotow put The last rose of summer in an german translation as a love duet in the opera.:Martha,
una voce bellissima per una grande e unica interpretazione peccato che non riesco a trovare il film Il grande Caruso completo in versione italiana , se qualche appassionato volesse postarlo ne sarei veramente felice.
Io lo possiedo in italiano ma ho 83anni e NON SONO IN GRADO di postarlo😢
Ein Wunder..... Lisa
Wunderschön
To Schicoff1: were there reviews of his performance in Butterfly? Could he, do you think, have succeeded in opera? My guess is that with his incredible voice he had the ability. But maybe not the discipline??? I think I heard that he studied operatic singing seriously, so maybe. What a loss was his premature death.
Link to 31 year age Mario, singuing un di a'll azurro spazio in pianoforte at your home : ruclips.net/video/gEHittE-gLo/видео.html
I can't find the Schicoff comment, but here goes. For anyone who knows anything about singing there is no question that he would have succeeded on the operatic stage - there wouldn't have been another tenor to touch him. The reviews of his New Orleans Butterfly performances were excellent. They wanted him back the following year for, I think, Traviata, but he was so caught up in the Hollywood publicity maw by this time that that his operatic plans had disappeared. The original generosity of his MGM contract, which was to give him six months of every year to concentrate on opera, came to nothing due to the phenomenal success of his movies which immersed him fully in the film world. He did, though, manage to continue his concert work alongside his films, and concerts always played a major part in his career. Many of the MGM directors didn't agree with Mayer's hiring of Lanza, and they expected him to be a flop and his contract quietly dropped - it probably would have been better for Lanza's operatic ambitions if that had happened. You 'think you heard' that he studied operatic singing? It's astonishing how this myth about him not having any training has persisted. He started his studies at the age of sixteen, where he lived in Philadelphia, and when he was 21 was auditioned by the conductor Serge Koussevitsky who was there for a concert performance. He said of Lanza 'such a voice only comes along once in a hundred years', and gave him a full scholarship to study at the Berkshire Music School at Tanglewood, Massachusetts. His graduation performances were hailed by those critics present, and what his next step would have been is unknown, because on his return home he received his call up papers and was drafted into the services. He continued singing while in the forces and, leaving in 1945, he immediately resumed his studies, in New York. In 1946 he began a sixteen month course of study with the famous Enrico Rosati, who had trained Gigli and James Melton, among others. Rosati said that he had been waiting for such a voice for years - another accolade. This was a final period of vocal consolidation for Lanza, who then embarked on his concert career with the Bel Canto Trio - the tour which led to his Hollywood Bowl concert, which was attended by Louis B. Mayer, who put him under the contract which could be said, with hindsight, to have put paid to his operatic ambitions. So yes, he studied operatic singing as you put it, for about ten years. I hope that has given you a bit more insight into Lanza's career.
If Lanza sung with much less air it would have been perfect
This is stunning. Forget about air
prachtig ook een mooie man👑
I sang Plunkett once in a concert version of Marta. I have always been surprised that this charming and very tuneful show has never really caught on in America. Another similar case is Nicolai's "Merry Wives of Windsor". Wonderful melodic and lush score but almost unknown on the great American opera stages. Sometimes I despair that opera is dying but then I get really depressed when I contemplate how much of the repertoire isn't even performed.
Das ist wunderschoen
Some people do it in F, some in E, Mario does it even higher in Gb
Beautiful. wether you like him or not
im proud of my great great grandfather, Im retired from suicide, but I understand his mania, and suicide, I feel my genes in his music, I understand that at one time, there was only Beethoven and him, its some achievement. am a great fan of Beethoven, Mozart, to me, is clever, but, ever so retarted,, I cant imagine that a mortal could have arranged the opening scene from Tosca, but their are dull moments later, a limited criticism, cus I adore this opera, to tears, but, pushing family genes bias, apart, 'Martha, avoids boring conversational singing, its so electric, simple, yet clever, and funny