The Very Best of Mario Lanza

~ Release by Mario Lanza (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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1La Donna È Mobile
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
orchestra:
[orchestra] ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (Conductor and accompanist, mainly for Mario Lanza)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
2:07
2Questa o Quella
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Orchestra
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (Conductor and accompanist, mainly for Mario Lanza)
1:48
3Parmi Veder Le Lagrime
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Orchestra
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (Conductor and accompanist, mainly for Mario Lanza)
4:41
4Recondita Armonia
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Orchestra
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (Conductor and accompanist, mainly for Mario Lanza)
2:45
5E Lucevan Le Stelle
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1950)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Orchestra
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (Conductor and accompanist, mainly for Mario Lanza) (in 1950)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto III (Tosca: Act III)
live recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto III (Tosca: Act III)
3:07
6Una Furtiva Lagrima
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Orchestra
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (Conductor and accompanist, mainly for Mario Lanza)
recording of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. Romanza “Una furtiva lagrima” (Nemorino)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) (in 1832)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II
4:17
7Cielo E Mar
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Orchestra
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (Conductor and accompanist, mainly for Mario Lanza)
recording of:
La Gioconda: Atto II. “Cielo e mar!” (Enzo)
composer:
Amilcare Ponchielli (composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
La Gioconda: Atto II. Il rosario
4:03
8Flower Song
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
orchestra:
[orchestra] ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (Conductor and accompanist, mainly for Mario Lanza)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 17 Duo : « La Fleur que tu m’avais jetée » (Carmen, Don José) (Flower Song)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (in 1875)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) (in 1875) and Henri Meilhac (in 1875)
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
3:32
9Che Gelida Manina
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
orchestra:
[orchestra] ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (Conductor and accompanist, mainly for Mario Lanza)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
5:04
10Vesti La Giubba
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Orchestra
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (Conductor and accompanist, mainly for Mario Lanza)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” … “Vesti la giubba” (Canio)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer) (in 1892)
part of:
For the First Time (1959 film)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I (Pagliacci: Act I)
3:38
11Di Quella Pira
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
orchestra:
[orchestra] ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
conductor:
Ray Heindorf
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “Di quella pira l’orrendo foco” (Manrico, Leonora, Ruiz, armed men)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1853)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist) (in 1853)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara
1:16
12M’Appari
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
orchestra:
[orchestra] ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (Conductor and accompanist, mainly for Mario Lanza)
recording of:
Martha: Atto III. “M’apparì tutt’amor” (Lionel)
composer:
Friedrich von Flotow (composer) (in 1849)
librettist:
Friedrich Wilhelm Riese
translated version of:
Martha: Akt III. „Ach! so fromm, ach! so traut“ (Lyonel)
3:40
13O Soave Fanciulla
piano:
Jakob Gimpel
soprano vocals:
Jean Fenn
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
3:39
14O Paradiso
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Orchestra
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (Conductor and accompanist, mainly for Mario Lanza)
3:03
15Come Un Bel di’ di Maggio
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
orchestra:
[orchestra] ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra
3:01
16Celeste Aida
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Orchestra
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (Conductor and accompanist, mainly for Mario Lanza)
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo “Se quel guerriero io fossi!” … Romanza “Celeste Aida” (Radamès)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1871)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni (in 1870)
part of:
Aida: Atto I
4:22
17Di Rigori Armato Il Seno
piano:
Jakob Gimpel
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
1:52
18Testa Adorata
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
orchestra:
[orchestra] ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra
2:23
19Yours Is My Heart Alone
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
orchestra:
[orchestra] ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra
recording of:
Yours Is My Heart Alone (from “The Land of Smiles”, Harry B. Smith translation, 1940)
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
librettist:
Ludwig Herzer and Fritz Löhner-Beda (librettist, lyricist, writer)
translator:
Harry B. Smith
publisher:
Glocken Verlag Ltd.
translated version of:
Das Land des Lächelns: Akt II. Nr. 11 „Dein ist mein ganzes Herz” (Sou-Chong)
part of:
The Land of Smiles
3:54
20Play Gypsies, Dance Gypsies
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
orchestra:
[orchestra] ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
conductor:
Ray Sinatra
3:08
21Libiamo Ne’ Lieti Calici
soprano vocals:
Elaine Malbin
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Orchestra
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (Conductor and accompanist, mainly for Mario Lanza)
3:09
22Nessun Dorma
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
orchestra:
[orchestra] ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
conductor:
Ray Heindorf
3:08