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Mario Lanza: The Basics
A Radical Reassessment
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A Radical Reassessment, Part II
A Radical Reassessment, Part III
A Radical Reassessment, Part IV
A Radical Reassessment, Part V
The Biography Mario Lanza: An American Tragedy
A Lanza Musical Who's Who
Mario Lanza: A Speech
A Fatal Zest for Living
Lanza and the Press
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Albums
Concerts/Opera 1942-1950
Concerts 1951
Concerts 1954-1958
Feature Articles
Movies
A Lanza Scrapbook
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A Lanza Scrapbook, page two
A Lanza Scrapbook, page three
News
Forum
Discography
Operatic Recordings
Italian and Neapolitan Song Recordings
English Recordings, A-K
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English Recordings, L-R
English Recordings, S-Y
Latin, German, French, Spanish Recordings
List of Existing Live Recordings
Mario! Lyrics and English Translations
Articles
The Artist
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Myths About the Artist
Quotes from Opera Singers
All Known Lanza Performances
List of Repertoire Performed Live
Firsthand Accounts of Working with Lanza: Herbert Grossman
Firsthand Accounts of Working with Lanza: Gloria Boh
Confounding the Enemy
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Confounding the Enemy, page 2
Misconceptions About Lanza
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Misconceptions About Lanza, page two
Misconceptions About Lanza, page three
Vocal Placement
The Man
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Myths About the Man
Steinman on Lanza
October 7
Kulpok on Lanza
About Lanza's Recordings
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LPs and CDs
Mario Lanza: The Final Years
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Mario Lanza: the Final Years, page 2
Mario Lanza: The Final Years, page 3
Musings on Mario!
Musings on Caruso Favorites
Mario Lanza and the Magic of Phrasing
Films
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Films of Mario Lanza
Serenade: an Underrated Treasure
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Serenade: an Underrated Treasure, page 2
Serenade: an Underrated Treasure, page 3
Serenade: an Underrated Treasure, page 4
For the First Time: Lanza's Sweet Little Swansong
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For the First Time: Lanza's Sweet Little Swansong, page 2
For the First Time: Lanza's Sweet Little Swansong, page 3
For the First Time: Lanza's Sweet Little Swansong, page 4
Personal Reflections
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On First Hearing Mario Lanza
Voice in the Night
Lanza the Spark
The Magic of Mario
If I Loved You
Somebody Bigger Than You and I
The Tina-Lina
Some Day
Romance
Lovin' Mario on His Birthday
Photos
Family
Operatic & Concert Performances
Films
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That Midnight Kiss & The Toast of New Orleans
The Great Caruso
Because You're Mine & Serenade
Seven Hills of Rome & For the First Time
With Friends & Colleagues
Miscellaneous
Multimedia
Video: Television Appearances
Audio: Concert Performances & Private Recordings
Audio: Interviews
Rate This Recording
Name your Favorite Lanza Movie
Mario Lanza Quizzes
About Us
Mario Lanza: A Discography
Recordings of songs and hymns in Latin, German, French, or Spanish
Lanza singing Bizet's "Agnus Dei" at his second Hollywood Bowl concert on 24 July 1948. The conductor is Miklós Rózsa. (3:42)
On the Forum: Agnus Dei
Mario Lanza: LPs and Selected CDs
On the Forum: The Soundtrack Album of
For the First Time
Recordings in Latin
Agnus Dei
(Bizet)
1948 Hollywood Bowl Concert, Miklós Rózsa cond.
Mario Lanza: My Italian Soul (Sepia, 2015)
Ave Maria
(Bach-Gounod)
1950 Great Caruso
soundtrack with Jacqueline Allen, soprano
Be My Love: Mario Lanza's Greatest Performances at MGM (Rhino, 1998)
1950 RCA
1951 Coca-Cola Radio Show
Ave Maria
(Schubert)
1955
Serenade
soundtrack
Original take with piano accompaniment: Mario Lanza: Poetry and Passion (Sepia, 2018)
1957
The Christophers
TV program
1958
For the First Time
soundtrack
Gaudeamus Igitur
(Trad.)
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
Recording in German
Wer Einmal Nur in München War
(Hofbräuhaus Song)
(Bette-Hauff)
1958
For the First Time
soundtrack
Mario Lanza: All the Things You Are (Sepia, 2019)
Recordings in French
O, Mon Amour
(Je N'en Connais Pas la Fin) (Monnot-Asso)
1958
For the First Time
soundtrack
For the First Time/Caruso Favorites (Collectables, 2001)
Pour un Baiser
(Tosti-Doncieux)
1959
Mario Lanza Sings Caruso Favorites
, Paul Baron, conductor
For the First Time/Caruso Favorites (Collectables, 2001)
Recordings in Spanish
Ay-Ay-Ay
(Freire)
1951 Coca-Cola Radio Show
Serenade: A Mario Lanza Songbook (SonyBMG, 2009)
1957 partial take for
Seven Hills of Rome
soundtrack
Granada
(Lara)
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
Mario Lanza, Tenor