Highlights

Myths about the Artist, by Derek McGovern
Few operatic singers have been subjected to as much sheer misinformation as Mario Lanza.  <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>  

Misconceptions about Lanza and Operatic Singing, by Armando Cesari
A rebuttal of comments made about Mario Lanza by Derek Mannering. <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>

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>

The Magic of Mario, by Muriel Agnello
If I were granted only four minutes of film on Mario to keep forever, I would choose his Otello Monologue from the film Serenade.  <read more>