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Mario Lanza Discography
The following is a discography of original albums and singles released by American singer Mario Lanza. Singles (45rpm) RCA Victor * 1950: "Be My Love" / "I’ll Never Love You" (RCA Victor, 10-1561) * ????: "Vesti la giubba" / "Ave Maria" (RCA Victor, 10-3228) * 1951: "Granada" / "Lolita" (RCA Victor, 12-1192) * 1962: " O Holy Night" / "The Virgin's Slumber Song" (RCA Victor, 12-1285) Red Seal * 1950: "'O sole mio" / "Mattinata" (RCA Victor, 49-0902) * ????: "Granada" / "Lolita" (RCA Victor, 49-1169) * ????: " O Holy Night" / "The Virgin's Slumber Song" (RCA Victor Red Seal, 49-1338) * 1951: " Because" / "For You Alone" (RCA Victor Red Seal, 49-3207) * 1953: "Song of India" / "If You Were Mine" (RCA Victor, 49-4209) * 1954: "Granada" / "Lolita" (RCA Victor, 49-4213) * 1954: "I'll Walk With God" / "Beloved" (RCA Victor, 49-4210) * 1954: "Serenade" / "Deep in My Heart, Dear" (RCA Victor, 49-4218) * 1955: "Ave Maria" / "I'll Walk With God" (RCA Victor, 47-6330) * 1957: "Be My Lov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Lanza
Mario Lanza (, ; born Alfredo Arnold Cocozza ; January 31, 1921 – October 7, 1959) was an American tenor and actor. He was a Hollywood film star popular in the late 1940s and the 1950s. Lanza began studying to be a professional singer at the age of 16. After appearing at the Hollywood Bowl in 1947, Lanza signed a seven-year film contract with Louis B. Mayer, the head of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, who saw his performance and was impressed by his singing. Prior to that, the adult Lanza sang only two performances of an opera. The following year (1948), however, he sang the role of Pinkerton in Puccini's ''Madama Butterfly'' in New Orleans. His film debut for MGM was in ''That Midnight Kiss'' (1949) with Kathryn Grayson and Ethel Barrymore. A year later, in ''The Toast of New Orleans'', his featured popular song "Be My Love" became his first million-selling hit. In 1951, he played the role of tenor Enrico Caruso, his idol, in the biopic ''The Great Caruso'', which produced another ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
