Favourite Mario Moments: Lanza's Vocal Fireworks

A look some of Mario's most passionate and thrilling moments.
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[@joannebinder1115]

My favorite singer for all my life. I am 88 and still being thrilled by this precious singer God blessed you dear Mario. ❤

[@leonardsaunders2690]

Joanne, We are from different words, and I am 88, good number! I was sadden in October, 1959, that we lose him, but the magic of his voice lives on, and we are still around to enjoy.

[@daviddigby6083]

January 1957 Albert Hall was there and loved him. How sad October he was gone but lives in our hearts and his music always.

[@kathrynmolesa1641]

Mario said it, “I sing each word like it is the last on earth.”

[@brennadickinson2920]

I've been a Mario fan since 1956 when I (9yo) used to rush home from school in time for Mario's stint on Radio Erin! Mario forever!

[@davidhunden120]

It was interesting to me that many of the great operatic tenors of the last several decades have stated that their idol growing up was Mario Lanza. Mario had the skill, talent, sense of style and gusto to sing the opera as well as popular genres.

[@subliminalart.1637]

Of all the great Tenors, only the voice of Mario can make me cry.🙏🇬🇧

[@kathylianza5310]

This is 2023. I play his records every day. I loved Mario since I first heard his voice in the 1950; I was just a kid, but fell in love with Mario and stil love him today.

[@richardcompton8881]

How can anyone express the way you feel when you hear his voice...

[@Tyche121]

❤

[@helgalevine8220]

I,85 years old, looking around to find a tenor today,to sing with feeling like Mario. But sadly I can’t find nobody and I don’t think nobody is coming to sing like Mario. Singing,looking and charisma.❤

[@joanschilleci7564]

Vincent, Thank you a thousand plus times for presenting dear precious Mario's voice in such a wonderful new light. I am old now but I have loved him since I was 13 years old. When people write that he was the greatest tenor of the 20th century, I want to tell them that they're wrong. He was the greatest singer ever. He had everything: he was devastatingly handsome, a wonderful actor, his breath control was unbelievable and he could sing opera as well as everything in "The Great American Songbook". How his role was stolen from him in "The Student Prince" was one of the dirtiest tricks that I've ever heard of Hollywood doing. His beautiful daughter said that he was fired, not because of his weight as the studio claimed. She said that he was fired because when the director told him not to put so much emotion in his singing, Mario told the director "you can tell me how to act, but you can't tell me how to sing". He was blackballed in Hollywood because even though the studio owners were all in competition with one another, they stood firm in not letting actors get any control (not like today). His own business manager either through incompetence or crookedness caused Mario to owe the IRS $250,000 in back taxes. Does anyone have an idea of how much that would be in today's money, especially when artists didn't make the millions they make now? Mario had to go to Italy to make a living. Thank God that we have his beautiful recordings. Thank you for all of your kind words about our beloved Mario.

[@louisvaccaro5865]

Thank you joan for your wonderful comments, arnold cocozza, aka mario lanza, was the greatest tenor, that ever lived!,pavarotti, doming, and carreras, said they use to watch his movies, and that he truly inspired them to sing!!! I have been a member of the mario lanza institute, in philadelphia, and the new york society of mario lanza, for more then 30 years. marios health trainer terry robinson in hollywood, was my best friend, and also marios son damon, who sadly passed away some years ago. mario loved terry robinson, and he thought of him like a brother!. terry lived with mario, and his family. when mario passed away, 10 months later, betty his wife died, leaving his four children, without parents. it was terry robinson who legally adopted them, and raised them, until they were grown. they use to call him uncle terry. i went to terrys 85th birthday in hollywood, there were many celebraties there. terry was a wonderful man, and a true humanitarian terry lived to be 98 years old. god bless him in heaven, with mario, and his family. all the best to you Louie Vaccaro, tenor, las vegas

[@kathylianza5310]

Thank you, Joan, for your sweet and beautiful comments about Mario. He was and will always be the greatest singer of all times. I had so many of his albums, that were stolen from my storage unit so long ago. I have replaced some, but not all. I had so many since. They could never be replaced.🥵

[@elizabethtranfield3567]

thankyou Vince lhave. not to long. on this earth but him singing ill. walk. with god. seems perferk 9.30

[@elizabethtranfield3567]

thakyou

[@briangraham1395]

Thanks Vince. I'm now in my eighth decade. I have adored Mario since l was aged 11. I love how you keep our memories alive.

[@annalisascharff8763]

Ich durfte ihn mit 13 Jahren in München im Konzert erleben. I was in paradise. Ich bin so alt wie Sie…I am also in the 8th decade and he is the greatest for ever!

[@nelidamartinez5468]

Me encanta Mario siempre l escucho qué bos por Dios lástima ya no esta soy Nelida de Argentinas me gusta muyos ❤❤

[@jhhall1131]

I am 86. When I was a boarder at Colchester Royal Grammar School, on Saturdays, all boarders were obliged to stay in and support the school rugby teams. But, The Great Caruso was playing at the local cinema. I had been to see it once but on the Saturday afternoon was the last chance. I went to see but mainly to listen to Mario Lanza. For breaking the school rules I was gated (confined to the school grounds) for a month. It was worth it. All those 70 years since, I have always been moved by this man’s amazing operatic tenor.

[@rosannarisi622]

In molti abbiamo inventato storie per poter uscire ed andare a rivedere per la centesima volta i suoi film dicendo di andare a studiare da una compagna di scuola e poi dover fare i compiti la notte di nascosto ma oggi ad 84 anni libera di vedere i suoi film ed ascoltare i suoi dischi tutte le volte che voglio posso solo dire GRAZIE MARIO HAI SAPUTO ASCIUGARE TANTE LACRIME E DONARE MOMENTI MAGICI CHE OGGI RISCALDANO ANCORA LA MIA LUNGA VITA❤

[@ecysmith6652]

Mario Lanza’s voice is a feast for the sense of hearing. We are so blessed to have his recordings. If he had fulfilled his dream of performing opera, maybe we would not have had both opera and popular songs to utterly enjoy, today. I confess, though, that as an opera lover, I would have liked to hear any complete opera by Lanza’s. His voice is superlative.

[@Deejaay83urj38]

It's a crying shame

[@ecysmith6652]

@@Deejaay83urj38 I agree, Dawn. I fell in love with his voice when I first heard his rendition of “Testa adorara” at 11 years-old. Ever since then, I searched for everything by Mario Lanza, my very favorite opera singer, ever. He died so soon, at the age of 38...

[@davidwebber9511]

Lanza performed in the new Orleans opera stage twice as Pinkerton in madam butterfly. Is voice was magnificent and what people say he had weak voice is rubbish. Before he passed the the Roman opera House, lascala offered him to sing there the metropolitan opera House and the famous tenors were in love with his voice because he out sung them . His voice was very beautiful and powerful

[@MargaretRamzan]

The most exciting singer ever

[@donallen1384]

Thank you Vincent for the singing of Mario, I am 79, and just purchased a DVD of his movie “Serenade” I play it often.

[@kathylianza5310]

Mr. Allen, can you share how you found a way to order Mario Lanza albums, CD or other recordings. Thank you.

[@donallen1384]

@@kathylianza5310 hello Kathy, it’s nice to meet you, I always search on eBay for any music or movies I want, the older movies are far easier to find than the modern ones, I hope that helps

[@ElBasa-s4d]

Always a fan of Mario Lanza while in high school on the island of Kauai, HI in 1952 and on. I treasure all the movies he has made, including him dubbing his voice in "Serenade." He is the GREATEST TENOR that ever lived and one that could sing in many different languages!! He tops Caruso!!

[@yvonnederby9729]

Oh how absolutely beautiful. Mario had a fantastic voice. I , if l remember that long time ago went to see one of his movies quite a few times. The Student Prince.

[@manny2032]

Thank you, Vince for this selection of songs . Mario's versatile voice nailed my belief that he was the greatest. I can't get enough of listening to his golden voice.

[@josiepecjo6088]

Thanks again Vincent you know l love and adored Mario as you love him too! Thanks for his music.

[@DiPlacido71]

Thank you for that Josie! I’m happy you are enjoying Mario!

[@ronaldo190172]

The man's musicality was beyond belief, Vince. He had some training, sure. But, the Coke shows show just how amazing he was and how he could adapt his amazing voice, to what I consider his massive strength (the popular song/ballad). I've heard other singer's versions of the songs he recorded, but none of them make me sit up and listen like him. He truly was a once in a lifetime singer and I'm so very happy, thanks to my dear late dad, that I discovered him some thirty-seven (I'm fifty) years ago. Thank you, as always for posting x

[@DiPlacido71]

Thanks Ron! Yes! That versatility was definitely Mario’s superpower!

[@BrainyRedheadedAngel]

The greatest tenor of the 20th century 🎶

[@Remnants100]

What an absolute joy to hear Mario at the 'Top of His game' - The heartfelt descriptives used added so much to the experience. Thank you so much Vince.

[@aetion]

Outstanding tribute to the great Mario! Thank you, indeed, dear Vincent.

[@glynisobrien4273]

I grew up as a child listening to Mario lanza my mother was an opera singer she would not listen to pop music and always love hus voice today and his films, as singers have come and gone I am a singer myself classically trained live inzlondon for 25 years but I am originally Scottish like yourself but to my mother who passed away 3 years ago gave me singers who inspire me that she had I was trained in Glasgow Deirdrie Trundel and Mary Banks American singing teacher thank you for this blessings gratitude peace prayers and health joy laughter and music 🎶 🎵 and unconditional love Glynis Alexandra xxxxxxxxx ❤ 💖 ♥

[@barbaracarlile3965]

Thankyou for bringing this magnificent glorious voice back to hear My Dad's records got lost I loved to listen to Mario when I was a young girl n fell in love with his voice the way he sang with such passion and musicality that's been unmatched till now I hope you will present more very soon Barbie 🐝🤗👏👏👏🌹

[@DiPlacido71]

I’s so glad you enjoyed this. I do hope to get back to making more videos, I just need to make the time. It’s also a bit frustrating as copyright restrictions with can make it hard to put these videos together.

[@LoanShoppingExpert]

Do you know who was a huge fan of Mario Lanza? Elvis Presley!

[@dennisward673]

Vince, thank you, what a glorious choice of songs, After 68yrs the voice still raises the hair on my arms

[@22GAURA]

What a wonderful selection, absolutely thrilling, yet I'm close to tears and I play his music nearly everyday.

[@DiPlacido71]

I’m so glad you enjoyed it! 👍🏻☺️

[@Tonipepper01]

Why turn that magnificent voice into a mechanical, mathematical workout? We just love his voice.

[@DiPlacido71]

No way a mathematical workout! More like a genuine, loving fan appreciation of Lanza’s art! It’s great to discuss what makes an artist special.

[@jeanmitchell8]

BEAUTIFUL SINGING!!❤

[@veronicavanwilpe4610]

Awsome Mario Lanza. Ahead of His time. Incredible.RIP😢

[@CasaErwin]

In spite all his detractors, it is undeniable that he had the greatest, most exciting tenor voice of any recorded age in history... and I'm inclined to think of any age, recorded or not. I first heard Mario Lanza, unexpectedly, in 1951, when I was 16 years old, while attending a movie one weekend. He was singing Vesti la giubba in prevues of coming attractions for The Great Caruso. Before that day, I had never heard an operatic aria, but as I listened to "Ridi, pagliaccio..." I felt chills run up and down my spine and I have been a hopeless operaphile ever since. In 3 weeks, I will be 89 years old.

[@sharonqaranivalu5152]

Thank you Vincente, for this beautiful tribute. Mario's voice was almost unreal. It was the most perfect pitch I've ever heard. I love Mario even today, for me he is still alive as long as people like you keep playing and honoring his music. God Bless you.

[@daboky2737]

Thanks to Vincent for always trying to shine Mario Lanza, I'm watching the Lanza videos you uploaded .

[@seeleeuk168]

Thank you for the wonderful memories Vincent! Mario was my absolute favorite Opera singer as a young child in the 1960's and I often look for my favorite songs by him on youtube so I can enjoy all over again. You have put together a wonderful tribute to him here. I also don't think he can be beaten but one young man today comes VERY close, look up Jonathan Antoine who has a channel on youtube. Such a stunning performer who also sings from his heart.

[@davidwebber9511]

I have heard is voice but he is no match to lanza

[@seeleeuk168]

@@davidwebber9511 Lanza IS Mario Lanza, how can you say Lanza's voice is not match to Lanza? LOL!

[@ferrantepallas]

Another wonderful exposition and revelation -- a heartfelt thanks from a kid who grew up in South Philly, Vince you're a treasure to the musical world.

[@DiPlacido71]

You are too kind! I love that you enjoyed this video. It’s the greatest voice, a pleasure to work on these videos.

[@maureenholtham9326]

Thankyou Vince for this Beautiful mix of Mario’s songs I feel he had got so much more to offer us when he was sadly taken from the world he will always be No1 to me. I have a special place in my heart for Granada he was Magnificent and will always be so ❤️❤️❤️

[@Deejaay83urj38]

Yes. I'm always expecting Granada to be featured

[@31.01]

Vince, you are a fantastic genius to honor the greatest tenor Mario Lanza in such a way.Thank you so Much.

[@cynthiaburns3424]

Beautiful! So very beautiful!😋🎉❤

[@normancharles7953]

This was a great program of Mario, made even better by your inspired commentary, you are a true fan Vince...

[@DiPlacido71]

Thanks, Norman!

[@ecysmith6652]

Mr. DePlacido, This is the second time that I see your video and I always enjoy learning from you. It is a blessing for us, lovers of Mario Lanza to come across someone like you, so knowledgeable of music to keep Mario Lanza alive. In a time when the technology was not advanced to filter imperfections during recordings, Lanza’s voice and interpretation were heavenly to my ears. I fell in love with his crystalline voice when I was a pre-teen and to me, to this day, he has no equal. He is pure gold. Thank you for your dedication to a man whose voice should not be silenced through oblivion. A movie about him should be made, with you as a consultant.

[@armandocesari6612]

Beautiful compilation and intelligent, well-thought-out, heartfelt comments. Bravo Vince!

[@DiPlacido71]

Thank you Armando! I think it turned out nicely. I just wish I had had more images, but it looks good considering.

[@Deejaay83urj38]

Word armando

[@gjjordaan6799]

Stunning Vince, absolutely stunning! Well done Sir. I salute you and the Legend for these delights.

[@Califgracer]

Great compilation! Thanks Vincent!

[@kathylianza5310]

There will ever be another singer to compete with Mario. What a wonderful, handsome man he was. Did any of his children inherit his magical voice?

[@vernaxxx8940]

I remember an interview with Lindsay Perigo when he referred to the very superior sound Mario produced with an extended "ooo" sound giving Marcheta as an example, and the end of "Recondita Armonia" as another example. Vince, you've added some more examples, the Toselli "Serenade", "Behold", "You and the Night and the Music", "Only a Rose" and "I'll Be Seeing You" are ones I caught, there may be more!

[@Annamaria-iq1wy]

Aspettiamo tutti con gioia i post del Signor Vincent ! Le sue scelte delle foto e della musica di Mario sono sempre vincenti..Grazie mille !!!

[@robertgrainger3068]

This is amazing Vince I thoroughly enjoyed it!

[@ludmilakoblents9123]

Марио это кусочек моего сердца люблю его с детства для меня он всегда любимый единственный сердце замирает когда его слушаешь нет ему равных.

[@davegiacon3976]

Thank you again Vincent just beautiful

[@DiPlacido71]

Thanks Dave!

[@francespinnell4747]

I remember being ill in bed about 8yrs or 10 and that scene when he’s swinging wine and for higher and higher always cracked me up. Doesn’t matter what he does,that voice is impeccable and out of this world! Love watching you’re channel because you diplomatically dissect everything,but none of us will ever know why his talent is still exciting all of us after these years. I’m 40 and I’m still in love with this man 😍 the voice,the passion,the ooomph,and that face ❤

[@daleennis3140]

Best tenor of all time.Ehst a voice?

[@isabelorellana5427]

Excellent

[@jerrie1935]

Thank you.

[@jond5925]

YOU'VE GOT TO IMAGINE,,ALL MY GRANDPARENTS WERE ITALIAN SO AS A BOY I HEARD MY SHARE OF ITALIAN SINGERS, & MARIO WAS NO EXCEPTION INFACT SOME COUSINS & UNCLES WERE NAMED AFTER HIM, ALSO THEY LIVED IN PHILADELPHIA THEY SHOULD INCLUDE A TOUR OF HIS HOME IN PHILLY, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL VOICE,,NOTED,, HE WAS THE KING OF SERINADE SONGS ITALIAN OR ENGLISH 😇😇😇🥨🥨🥨🌹🌹🌹🤩🤩🤩💙💙💙 19

[@ИринаМалафеева-ы6ш]

Какая ж сила в голосе певца ! Она .то водопад , то шёпот сада , но когда кричит его Душа ; мощность звука посильнее Ада !

[@Deejaay83urj38]

Yes!

[@КаринаМаргунова-п8б]

Да великая душа, потрясающий голос и Великой актёр!!!

[@donnamachugh5721]

Every Sunday afternoon my parents would put the record player on and Mario Lanza would sing whilst we tidied and polished the furniture... ! He touched my hezrt and soul and gave me my love of music which is still with me at 76,,,,,,,

[@tomalbanese76]

He took his mom maiden name Lanza and the her name was maria so he made it mario

[@jad1175]

Vince: Great job on Begin the Beguine comparison Allan Jones sang it in the key “C” Mario sang in the key “D” It propels the performance to another level. I wish my father was still alive to watch your videos.

[@sheilabloom6735]

He was a Philly boy and I loved him since was 1955 and ever since.

[@NitaLessing]

Thank you for sharing a great singer with us bravo mario

[@andywhitfield9849]

My father was his nickname; This takes back to his voice and his songs

[@ВалентинаПаршина-ф5д]

Умница! Труженник! Красавец! Кому много дано, с того и спрос большой... Для меня Марио Ланца - открытие каждый раз, как звучит его голос, а он для меня звучит каждый день... раскрывая всё новые возможности певца, я словно, знакомлюсь с Марио, как с человеком, певец жил в 20-е - 50-е годы прошлого века, а "раскрывается" для меня человеком современным, добрейшим, не злобивым, легко откликающимся на юмор... когда слышишь голос Марио, многогранный, красивейший, нарядный, не нужны мои слова, надо, просто слушать и наполняться чистейшей энергией!!!!!!!!!! Спасибо, Марио❤️👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏Спасибо, Винсент, за сохранение Памяти о Божьем человеке Марио Ланца!!!! 🙏🙏🙏 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@derekmcgovern]

I just love the dedication and expertise that have gone into creating this. Vince: I would have given anything when I was a lonely 13- or 14-year-old --- and thought I was the only person on the planet who felt what you express so beautifully here about this man's singing --- to have heard such heartfelt and intelligent commentary. Great choices (and very stylishly presented), including a couple of gems that I kicked myself for neglecting, such as Fools Rush In. (Spot-on comments too about the phrasing in that rendition.) I also loved how you used the visuals from the film "Serenade" for that brilliant high C finish to "Giannina Mia"!

[@DiPlacido71]

Thanks Derek! I feel the same way about being that young boy wanting to share my passion for Mario, the world was so much bigger back then. Oh! To have had the technology and resources back then. I used to use cassette tape and Betamax and VHS to crash edit little tributes to Mario back then. 😜😂 I was painfully shy and used to be lost in my own wee musical world, I just didn’t understand or relate to what was actually popular at the time, I felt genuinely out of time. I’m really happy with how this wee film turned out... I just wish we had more photos and visuals of him recording.

[@derekmcgovern]

@@DiPlacido71 Yes, it's frustrating that we have so few photos of Mario actually at work in the recording studio (and what wouldn't we give for one of those "making of the recording" videos that are a dime a dozen today), but you're already achieved wonders with what we do have, Vince. The same goes for all your videos! There's simply no one else out there with the musical knowledge, creativity, *and* the technical expertise to create such treasures, and they're already reaching a far greater audience than any CD, Blu-ray release or so-called professional documentary could ever achieve. So keep up the fantastic work!

[@BlueBonnetGirl1]

I grew up loving Lanza too! He was my mother's crush!

[@FriendsInNY]

Bravissimo Vincent, fine selections, and well put together and commented. The 100% Italian in and around me somehow even as a very young whipper snapper gave me an infinity for Opera and the Neapolitan classics. Lanza taught me that type of expressive singing can be applied to the "pop" repertoire. Problem is his singing made other "pop" artists, and more operatic singers in pop repertoire, to me seem secchi in comparison (which my mind could not stop doing). The magic of Mario gave me standards almost impossible for others to match. I liked a lot of 40s and 50s pop artists but if I wanted to turn over my soul in pop Mario it had to be. My point is this, and it is not a snobby one, Mario had a magical quality in the "pop" repertoire that once it captured you (you put on ears to hear, understand, and appreciate it) you became less satisfied with more common singing. Not that you cannot like "normal" pop artists (I certainly do) just that that special something often seems lacking.

[@Tinfoil.Hatter]

Thanks Vincent..Greetings to the Emerald Island

[@lorrainesweetman9080]

I love his singing

[@grahambenson8269]

Born in 19 48 my father loved Mario Lanza i can still see him siting listening to Mario love him to what a singer god bless you sir

[@mymthegreyful]

Thank you again !! My favorite " Core 'ngrato " is Uncle Junior on the Sopranos btw.

[@ilicaadelina5936]

Perfect Unicat Minunat

[@hermansjo]

Al zijn films waren geweldig. gr Lies

[@meee6836]

I fell in love with Mario Lanza the first time I heard his voice, I am now 81 and am still in love with his voice.

[@lizdimmock6356]

MANY THANKS VINCENT,SUCH A GLORIOUS VOICE ,THANK YOU FOR SHARING.XX💚🌹💝💜💕🤫

[@josiepecjo6088]

Thanks Vincent for mario.s favorite love it

[@tomalbanese76]

Every sunday my father would put his albums on mom would be making homemade macaroni and cooking the gravy every where u went in our neighboehood in South Philly you could here his songs and the smell of gravy here in South Philly he is revered and loved by all. He even sang at mid nite mass at his church St Mary Madaline on Montrose st Ave Maria which could be heard all over philly little italy which i still live in no place like it

[@davidtayloruk0001]

Nessun Dorma AT ITS BEST

[@johngabriel7328]

Dear Vince Mario had a God given extraordinary voice which he acnowiedged.l nterviewed his relations in his mothers home town in Abruzzo,Italy as the town l was born is nearby.They were lovely people.Would love to send you the dvd although most of it is in ltalian.l live in Melbourne,Australia and know Cesari the author.All the best john gabriel

[@DiPlacido71]

Hi, John! I’d love to see that footage! 👍🏻☺️

[@johngabriel7328]

But how can l send it as it is a dvd john gabriel

[@SuperArkleo]

A people like Mario del Monaco, Franco Corelli, Juiseppe di Stephano , Beniamino.Gigli were good at both opera and neapolitan songs. Mario was perfect in these but, in.addition, his singing of american songs will stay forever unsurpassed.These songs/ melodies also will never be surpassed/recreated because the media appreciating such songs is all dead in US ( except me, but I was not born in US!)So, Mario died along with his audience . " He was the lucky one...". Recall the generation.of Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddie around this time.. Claudio Villa was intermediate variant of singing. His singing overlapped a bit with that by Mario. After that...Frank Sinatra and his generation and, after that- nothing. It is interesting, though, that in European media loving Lanza- style music is still alive and well even though, in Italy this style of music is practically extinct. Young Italians do not pay attention whatsoever to opera, neapolitan songs, etc.And their adorable pop singers are not singing any more. I bet, only much older people in Italy, France, Argentina, Mexico, Russia, still appreciate Mario's divine ( cosmic, ethernal) voice. I leave for readers/listeners to decide whom to blame for this situation.

[@Deejaay83urj38]

So interesting.

[@elenamalovichko358]

👏👏👏🌺🌺🌺

[@barrygrimes2145]

What awesome power that blessed us for years.

[@51Linz]

Spellbinding, Vince. I became increasingly fearful of being electrocuted! Regarding the "Core"-the first one is already sharp and I think he made a decision to simply shriek the second. He does the same thing in his Coke version. Instructive, I think, that Richard Mohr, who I believe was a bit of a stickler, didn't ask for a re-take.

[@DiPlacido71]

I agree he was already committed after that first Core, he had nowhere to go but to improve things worse! 😜😂 It does astound me that Richard Mohr didn’t suggest a retake even “just for safety”.

[@51Linz]

@@DiPlacido71 Since all 4 numbers in that session were done in one take, I assume they had the luxury of time. Perhaps Richard was mindful of Mario's likely reaction. His screeching was intentional, after all. To challenge it would be to challenge Mario's interpretation. That could land one in trouble!😈

[@louisvaccaro5865]

hey lindsay, mario was not a shrieker, his voice was pure, full of feeling and emotion, i have been a member of the mario lanza institute in philadelphia, and the new york society of mario lanza, now for more than 30 years, and was very good friends with marios son Damon, who sadly passed away some years ago. my best friend was terry robinson, who was marios health trainer, and took mario to recording studios, where mario recorded his songs, he was also marios best friend. all the best Louie Vaccaro, tenor, las vegas.

[@51Linz]

@@louisvaccaro5865 Hello Louis. I was also very close to Damon, and often spent weeks with him in succession. By his own admission, his father's music gene bypassed him. Read my eulogy to Damon in The One Tenor for details. The shriek in "Core" was intentional on Mario's part, but in my view could have been executed better. Since it would seem they had the luxury of time, I continue not to understand why they didn't do another take.

[@larasemerad2605]

In sing class I would try to sing loud with confidence and made me happy now I learn to blend my voice with others. God bless all singers and thank you .

[@LadyBlueGaGa3]

Magnificent ‼️ I was three when he left us. Thx for films/records/the WWW. ….Thirty eight, 38, waa much too soon💞 🇺🇸/🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💞

[@LadyBlueGaGa3]

My cousin, Flo Hyman, (“Go w/ the Flo”) 1984 OLYMPICs, Silver Award winning Captain of Women’s Volleyball 😮, is buried at the same place, Culver City, CA, USA💞🇺🇸/🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Our Great-Great-Great Grandpa was born in Scotland, Mr. James Matthew ALLEN❤

[@bettyconte7514]

Une voix magnifique un chanteur immense .❤❤

[@lorrainesweetman9080]

I am nearly 78 i love his singing the best in the world❤

[@augustocelsi2050]

Ho cominciato a cantare. Ascoltando il Maestro

[@mokopuna12]

My father's favourite singer. Of course I love his voice too. Aaaaammaaazzingvoice!

[@vonski58]

Amazing thankyou so much love Yvonne Glasgow xx

[@DiPlacido71]

I’m so glad you enjoyed it, Yvonne!

[@ecysmith6652]

Who knows,out there, the name of the song that ends in “Mai piu, mai piu...? I have ,I think, all of Lanza’s recordings but cannot find this song anywhere.

[@DiPlacido71]

Toselli’s Serenade otherwise known as “Rimpianto” (The title & recording date comes up on screen while it played)

[@ecysmith6652]

@@DiPlacido71 Thank you so much for responding. Like you, I am passionate about Lanza. Ever since I found him in my teenager years.

[@nelliethursday1812]

@@ecysmith6652 I was introduced to this magnificent man\voice by way of my mother when I was a wee one. No one can top his voice and the emotions it projects. He is a treasure.

[@michaeldiodati3819]

Bravo Vince keep it coming your great god bless you

[@jad1175]

Vince: You are an audio visual wizard!

[@SimonTBam]

I am in 2 minds about SOME of those top note finishes in his Coke Shows. Some work a lot better than others and some are not in the best of taste to put it mildly and don't work as a result.

[@paulshortt6645]

Ive seen and heard them all currently singing BUT - NO ONE COMPARES TO MARIO

[@שוליאסה]

the greatst tenor of all times

[@lorrainesweetman9080]

He is the best in the world

[@DavidThomas-xf8ms]

Thankyou vincent david

[@BlueBonnetGirl1]

Vincent, I just heard Jonathan Antoine singing "Canta pe' me" and to me he sounds an awful lot like Mario Lanza singing the same song. I wonder what you would say being the expert. I've never heard anyone else compare to Mario.

[@GabrielAlvarez-w6e]

Este es el mejor de todos los tiempos claro después de el gran caruso

[@kathleenwalsh1412]

That is not Mario Lanza in that clip of If I Loved You. The picture is Gordon Mc Rae.

[@guedouarandree9285]

💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@EldaEsposito-em1rw]

Ianza il. Tenore che ha interpetrato. E. Recitato. Il. Film caruso grandissmiiiiii ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@amywilson3593]

gerry wilson big admirer of lanza as singing was only talent my dad didn't have didn't know he had radio show till now

[@erzsebetvigh2378]

EGYEDÜLÁLLÓ KÜLÖNLEGES HANGÚ ÉNEKES---

[@josephapiscopo3505]

merveilleux

[@joaquimbarros5218]

Quem viveu uns bons anos vendo umas coisas boas e em paz e tranquilidade hoje da valor a vida de outrora estás frases não conteem