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Mario Lanza (31 January 1921 – 7 October 1959) was an American operatic tenor and Hollywood movie star who enjoyed success in the 1950s. His voice was considered by many to rival that of Enrico Caruso, whom Lanza portrayed in the 1951 film The Great Caruso. Lanza was able to sing all types of music. While his highly emotional style was not universally praised by critics, he was immensely popular and his many recordings are still prized today.
Operatic career:
Born Alfredo Arnold Cocozza in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was exposed to opera and singing at a young age, and by the age of 16 his vocal talent became apparent. Starting out in local operatic productions in Philadelphia, he later came to the attention of conductor Serge Koussevitzky, who provided young Cocozza with a full student scholarship to the Berkshire Music Festival at Tanglewood in Massachusetts. Koussevitzky would later tell Lanza that, “Yours is a voice such as is heard once in a hundred years.”
His operatic debut, as Fenton in Otto Nicolai’s The Merry Wives of Windsor, was at Tanglewood on August 7, 1942, after just six weeks of study with conductors Boris Goldovsky and Leonard Bernstein. It was here that Cocozza adopted his stage name from his mother Maria’s maiden name of Lanza. His performances at Tanglewood won him critical acclaim, with Noel Straus of The New York Times hailing the 21-year-old tenor as having “few equals among tenors of the day in terms of quality, warmth, and power.”
Operatic career:
Born Alfredo Arnold Cocozza in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was exposed to opera and singing at a young age, and by the age of 16 his vocal talent became apparent. Starting out in local operatic productions in Philadelphia, he later came to the attention of conductor Serge Koussevitzky, who provided young Cocozza with a full student scholarship to the Berkshire Music Festival at Tanglewood in Massachusetts. Koussevitzky would later tell Lanza that, “Yours is a voice such as is heard once in a hundred years.”
His operatic debut, as Fenton in Otto Nicolai’s The Merry Wives of Windsor, was at Tanglewood on August 7, 1942, after just six weeks of study with conductors Boris Goldovsky and Leonard Bernstein. It was here that Cocozza adopted his stage name from his mother Maria’s maiden name of Lanza. His performances at Tanglewood won him critical acclaim, with Noel Straus of The New York Times hailing the 21-year-old tenor as having “few equals among tenors of the day in terms of quality, warmth, and power.”
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donaldcat wrote:
Enrico Caruso is truely the greatest but I can hardy find any recording of him, even if I did, the recording technique just couldn't capture his true talent... However, I like Mario Lanza more due to his more emotional performance.
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PitaDauphin wrote:
The small amount of plays is shocking.
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TippinMyStuff wrote:
crappy crappy crappy
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blond-ambition wrote:
He's Amazing!
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Animal_1966 wrote:
I like Mario Lanza a lot, but the greatest tenor by far is Enrico Caruso.
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SpanishTrain wrote:
greatest tenor, ı like so much his vocal...
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christuiqbul wrote:
mario lanza is the gratest tennor that the world has ever seen, he has never been equaled, and i beleive that he will never ever be equaled or bettered.
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KateDubillyew wrote:
'mario lanza, the greatest tenor' thanks to heavenly creatures for turning me onto him
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donaldcat wrote:
Im so happy the shoutbox is not empty anymore
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theapril-sea wrote:
lolita<3
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angelspain wrote:
Mario is my favorite opera singer.Its 49 years this year and he is still loved. I have some Lanza stories to tell.Want to know send me a message.
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angelspain wrote:
I love Mario Lanza . I have some mario stories to tell. My Mom played his records.He is the first opera singer I ever heard and I just loved his voice. I was about 11.
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2Serenity wrote:
Love you always, Mario Lanza. Your pristine voice & your energy is felt through the internet. Love ya always eternally! {{hugs}}
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jriron wrote:
BRavo!
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anaita_d wrote:
what a great voice he was born with. pity about the wasted potential. ave maria was awful.
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sQuEeZeWaX wrote:
what a voice...swoon
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Freya06 wrote:
I love him!
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donaldcat wrote:
Greatest ever, no doubt
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Afuera wrote:
the great caruso!
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2Serenity wrote:
Heaven!
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