Mario Lanza at HOME a passionate 1952 Tell Me, Oh Blue, Blue Sky ( Giannini Flaster)

Mario Lanza (19211959) Since I uploaded this to serve as a companion to Lanza s home recording of the Improvviso from Andrea Chenier, which I uploaded a few months ago, I m reposting the notes from that video (with a few small changes): Almost 50 years after his death at age 38, Mario Lanza continues to command a formidable, worldwide following. A brief scan of Youtube alone reveals nearly 20 pages of Lanza videos, from contributors of diverse nationalities. And I receive far more comments about him than any other singer that I ve posted on my channel. Yet, Lanza has probably been the subject of more rumors and conjecture than any classicallytrained singer in history. Some of this gossip, concerning both the singer s voice and private life, has wormed its way into the video commentary sections on Youtube: Lanza died penniless, Lanza was a drug addict, Lanza s discography was small, he never varied dynamics, his voice was weak and fickle, electronically manip