Lanza,Mario Mario Lanza Collection CD

Mario Lanza was one of the finest tenor voices of the 20th century, respected and admired as much by his peers in the world of opera as by his millions of fans around the world, who were introduced to him by his succession of Hollywood movies in the post-war years. Having been tempted into movies, he never enjoyed an illustrious career in opera to match the likes of predecessors such as Caruso and Gigli, or indeed those that followed like Domingo, Carreras and Pavarotti, but those more recent stars were the first to acknowledge the inspiration Lanza had given them. This great-value 92-track 4-CD set selects tracks from across his all-too-brief career, which ended with his premature death in 1959 aged just 38. It includes many of the best-known songs from his movies, which provided the rare achievement for an operatic tenor of three million-selling singles as well as several other hits, along with most of the A and B sides of his singles for RCA, plus a selection of album tracks and performances from his hugely successful radio shows sponsored by CocaCola. It provides a fabulous showcase for his unique voice, as well as his versatility in delivering powerful performances of opera favourites along with lighter show tunes and standards

1. Celeste Aida 2. Mamma Mia Che Vo' Sape? 3. Una Furtiva Lagrima 4. I Know, I Know, I Know 5. Mattinata 6. O Sole Mio 7. Granada 8. Lolita 9. The Virgin's Slumber Song, Op. 76 10. The Toast of New Orleans 11. Be My Love 12. I'll Never Love You 13. M'appari 14. Flower Song 15. O Paradiso 16. Che Gelida Manina 17. Core 'Ngrato 18. Questa O Quella 19. La Danza 20. E Lucevan Le Stelle 21. Cielo E Mar 22. Recondita Armonia 23. Addio Alla Madre 24. Serenade Comp. Toselli 25. For You Alone 26. Because 27. My Song, My Love 28. I Love Thee 29. Ave Maria 30. Vesti la Giubba 31. La Donna ? Mobile Woman Is Fickle 32. The Loveliest Night of the Year 33. Marechiare 34. A Vucchella 35. Softly As in a Morning Sunrise 36. Without a Song 37. They Didn't Believe Me 38. The Desert Song 39. With a Song in My Heart 40. The Rosary 41. Ay-Ay-Ay 42. Neapolitan Love Song 43. The Lord's Prayer 44. Guardian Angels 45. Temptation 46. Because You're Mine 47. Lygia 48. The Song Angels Sing 49. Sylvia 50. A Kiss 51. Begin the Beguine 52. I'll See You Again 53. If I Loved You 54. Serenade from "The Student Prince" 55. Beloved 56. Drink, Drink, Drink 57. Gaudeamus Igitur 58. Deep in My Heart Dear 59. Song of India 60. If You Were Mine 61. I'll Walk with God 62. Serenade from the Film "Serenade" 63. My Destiny 64. Torna a Surriento 65. Lamento Di Federico 66. De Quella Pira 67. Nessun Dorma 68. Serenade (Drigo) 69. You'll Never Walk Alone 70. This Nearly Was Mine 71. Younger Than Springtime 72. And This Is My Beloved 73. On the Street Where You Live 74. I've Told Ev'ry Little Star 75. The Donkey Serenade 76. All the Things You Are 77. Lover Come Back to Me 78. Giannina Mia 79. Earthbound 80. This Land 81. Do You Wonder 82. Love in a Home 83. A Night to Remember 84. Seven Hills of Rome 85. Come Dance with Me 86. Arrivederci Roma 87. Come Prima 88. Funiculi Funicula 89. Ideale 90. Santa Lucia 91. Song of the Vagabonds 92. Love Me Tonight