The Baltimore Sun

Mario Lanza’s death at 38 gets a fresh look from doctor, biographer

Elsewhere in Tuesday’s paper you can find my humble little story about renewed interest in the untimely death at 38 of tenor Mario Lanza, the huge — no pun intended — movie star of the 1950s. I didn’t ...
Jazz

Mario Lanza

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 ...
The Baltimore Sun

Tuned into ‘voice of the century’ Music: It’s been nearly 40 years since his death, but tenor Mario Lanza’s singing is enjoying a comeback.

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.
Morning Call PA

FOR A SONG ALLENTOWN REMEMBERS A FLEETING BUT MEMORABLE PERFORMANCE BY MARIO LANZA

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 ...