The Immortal Voice of Mario Lanza: A Centennial Celebration

This CD celebrates Mario Lanza's centenary with a collection spanning his entire career from his radio broadcasts to studio gems from the last months of his brief life. Four of the songs are making their first appearance on a commercial CD; a spectacular rehearsal of "Some Day" and extended versions from Lanza's own archives of material recorded for The Great Caruso. Other rarities include live performances of duets from The Student Prince and Verdi's Otello. Throughout the CD, Lanza's celebrated versatility is on full display, with every musical genre in which he excelled represented here. Track Listing: 1. Cavalleria Rusticana: Brindisi 2. Ergo Bibamus 3. Just We Two 4. If I Loved You 5. Long Ago (and Far Away) 6. Some Day 7. Trees 8. The Virgin's Slumber Song 9. Neapolitan Love Song 10. La Spagnola 11. Core 'ngrato 12. Marechiare 13. Torna a Surriento 14. Santa Lucia Luntana 15. L'Alba Separa dalla Luce l'Ombra 16. Pagliacci: Vesti la giubba 17. Andrea ChŽnier: Improvviso (Un d“ all'azzurro spazio) 18. Tosca: E lucevan le stelle 19. Otello: Giˆ nella notte densa 20. Golden Days 21. Summertime in Heidelberg 22. Drinking Song 23. Without a Song