Myths About the Artist, by Derek McGovern Much of what has been written has either been incomplete, inaccurate, self-serving, or sensational.This article tackles some of the more enduring myths about Lanza's voice and artistry. <--read more-->
Firsthand Accounts of Working with Lanza: Herbert Grossman On 8 June 1948, Mario Lanza, Frances Yeend, George London and two other (unidentified) singers were recorded singing an excerpt in English from Act IV of Puccini's La Bohème. The young pianist accompanying them that day was Herbert Grossman. <--read more-->
Repertoire Performed Live By Mario Lanza, by Derek McGovern There are very few popular ditties on this list of known repertoire that Lanza performed in public from 1940 to 1958. Instead, we find . . . Hugo Wolf lieder, religious songs, a handful of ballads, Neapolitan and Italian songs, and, above all, a liberal helping of opera. <--read more-->
The Opera Singers Said... Vocalists from Plácido Domingo, José Carreras, and Roberto Alagna to Elvis Presley—among countless others—have spoken of how Mario Lanza inspired their careers. <--read more-->
Lanza aged 21 (extreme left) making his operatic debut in Nicolai's "The Merry Wives of Windsor" at the Berkshire Music Festival, Tanglewood, 7 August 1942
