Essays: Films and Live Performances

The Films of Mario Lanza by Derek McGovern
Production information with commentary on Lanza's eight films. <read more>

Firsthand Accounts of Working with Lanza: Herbert Grossman
"[He] had a sense of humor...he was, indeed, serious about his art." <read more>

Firsthand Accounts of Working with Lanza: Gloria Boh
"He had the stamina to do it all. While he needed the underpinning of a coach, he was a born singer..." <read more>

The Opera Singers Said... 
Quotes about Lanza from opera singers who either worked with him or heard him in person. <read more>  

Serenade: an Underrated Treasure by Derek McGovern
Aside from some superb singing, Lanza succeeds more often than not in a performance that should have been a revelation to moviegoers at the time. <read more>

Confounding the Enemy by Derek McGovern
Heroes, no matter how fallen their detractors may paint them, will often confound the enemy, and Mario was no exception. <read more>

For the First Time: Lanza's Sweet Little Swansong by Derek McGovern
From the very beginning, the angelic choir that heralds the opening credits makes it clear that this is not a movie for prune-faced cynics.<read more>