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The Life of Mario Lanza

Mario Lanza: A Radical Reassessment by Derek McGovern
An exploration of the depth and breadth of Lanza's life and musical legacy.

The Biography Mario Lanza: An American Tragedy by Armando Cesari reviewed by Derek McGovern
There have been six Lanza biographies published since 1980, and by far the best-researched and most musically insightful of them is Armando Cesari's Mario Lanza: An American Tragedy. <read more>

Mario Lanza: A Speech by Armando Cesari
The questions I'm most often asked are: "What made you write a book on Mario Lanza?" and "Why the title 'An American Tragedy?' " <read more>

Mario Lanza: A Fatal Zest for Living by Professor Philip Mackowiak and Armando Cesari
Published in The Pharos, Winter 2010, and reprinted here with kind permission. <read more>

Mario Lanza: A Biographical Timeline
Follow highlights of the life of Mario Lanza through this interactive timeline.

Lanza and the Press by Derek McGovern
Mario Lanza had a curious relationship with the press, a relationship with extraordinary influence on his rise to fame, on his most challenging person times, and how his voice and his music were and are remembered. These press clippings highlighting representative of thousands of stories in the international press during his lifetime.
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A Lanza Scrapbook
Letters, papers, programs,  musical scores--visible memories--document Mario Lanza's life, from his Italian roots to his place in the history of a city.






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