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Mario Lanza: A Discography
Latin, German, French, Spanish Recordings

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Lanza singing Bizet's "Agnus Dei" at his second Hollywood Bowl concert on 24 July 1948.  The conductor is Miklos Rozsa. (4:12)
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  • On the Forum: Agnus Dei

  • On the Forum: The Soundtrack Album of For the First Time


Rollover bold text to locate the best reproduction of a recording.
Latin Recordings

Agnus Dei (Bizet)

  • 1948 Hollywood Bowl Concert See embedded audio clip found on CD accompanying Armando Cesari's book Mario Lanza: An American Tragedy, 2nd ed. (Baskerville Publishers, 2008)

Ave Maria (Bach-Gounod)

  • 1950 Great Caruso soundtrack with Jacqueline Allen, sopranoBe My Love: Mario Lanza's Greatest Performances at MGM (Rhino, 1998)
  • 1950 RCA
  • 1951 Coca-Cola Radio Show

Ave Maria (Schubert)

  • 1955 Serenade soundtrack Serenade/A Cavalcade of Show Tunes (BMG UK, 2004)
  • 1957 The Christophers TV program
  • 1958 For the First Time soundtrack

Gaudeamus Igitur

  • 1952: two takes for The Student Prince 1952 soundtrack version [the other 1952 take is an outtake]: Mario Lanza: Original Album Classics (SonyBMG, 2009)
  • 1959 RCA


German Recording

Wer Einmal Nur in Munchen War (Hofbrauhaus Song)

  • 1958 For the First Time soundtrack For the First Time/Caruso Favorites (Collectables, 2001)

French Recordings

O, Mon Amour

  • 1958 For the First Time soundtrack For the First Time/Caruso Favorites (Collectables, 2001)

Pour un Baiser

  • 1959 Mario Lanza Sings Caruso Favorites, Paul Baron, conductor For the First Time/Caruso Favorites (Collectables, 2001)


Spanish Recordings

Ay-Ay-Ay

  • 1951 Coca-Cola Radio Show Serenade: A Mario Lanza Songbook (SonyBMG, 2009)
  • 1957 partial take for Seven Hills of Rome soundtrack

Granada

  • 1949 RCA Serenade: A Mario Lanza Songbook (SonyBMG, 2009),
  • 1951 Because You're Mine soundtrack Be My Love: Mario Lanza's Greatest Performances at MGM (Rhino, 1998)
  • 1951 Coca-Cola Radio Show



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