You may not remember him. You may not have heard of him . . . But you definitely know his wonderful music: O Sole Mio (The ‘Cornetto Song’), With a Song in My Heart and Be My Love, to name just a few ...

Lanza couldn’t read music, and only took part in a handful of opera productions, but he was the first opera singer to have earned gold records, his versions of Puccini arias selling by the millions.

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This year marks the 95th anniversary of the “Sunny Kid from Philadelphia", by the legendary Mario Lanza. As one of the most beloved singers of all time, his repertoire includes over 800 arias and ...

operatic arias. Aretha Franklin struggles through Puccini’s “Nessun Dorma” at the Grammy Awards. The Three Tenors are && almost as popular as Elvis. Opera is no longer longhair (or blue hair) music.

On March 24, 1947, the Elks Club in Allentown filled with a voice so rare, Frank Sinatra once suggested protecting it with a bird cage. Operetta and opera blossomed from a 26-year-old tenor with the ...

Former San Franciscan Sean Patrick Murtagh offers an impressive debut CD with "The Mario 101," an homage to the great Hollywood tenor Mario Lanza. The album, which is now available, features a dozen ...