Mario Lanza - The Definitive Student Prince - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

For those who know Lanza for his pop hits and screen roles, this will come as a revelation. The first CD to bring together his most breathtaking operatic performances (live and studio) includes selections from Puccini's Tosca and La Boheme; Verdi's Rigoletto; Leoncavallo's Pagliacci; unissued performances from Verdi's Otello; Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte, and more! Sepia. Album Tracks 1. Von Flotow Martha. M'apparì 2. Mozart Così Fan Tutte. E Voi Ridete 3. R. Strauss Der Rosenkavalier. Di Rigori Armato 4. Puccini La Bohème. Che Gelida Manina 5. Puccini Tosca. Recondita Armonia 6. Puccini Tosca. E Lucevan Le Stelle 7. Puccini Madama Butterfly. Vogliatemi Bene (Live) 8. Puccini Turandot. Nessun Dorma (Live) 9. Cilea L'arlesiana. È la Solita Storia (Lamento Di Federico) (Live) 10. Verdi Rigoletto. È Il Sol Dell'anima?Addio! Addio! (Live) 11. Mascagni Cavalleria Rusticana. Mamma, Quel Vino È Generoso (Addio Alla Madre) 12. Leoncavallo Pagliacci. Vesti la Giubba 13. Giordano Andrea Chénier. Un DÌ All'azzurro Spazio (Improvviso) 14. Giordano Andrea Chénier. Come Un Bel DÌ Di Maggio 15. Giordano Fedora. Amor Ti Vieta 16. Meyerbeer L'africana. O Paradiso 17. Verdi Otello. Dio Ti Giocondi 18. Verdi Otello. Dio! Mi Potevi Scagliar (Monologue) 19. Verdi Otello. Niun Mi Tema (Death of Otello)

Album Tracks 1. Vesti la Giubba 2. Quest O Quella 3. La Donna E Mobile 4. Parmi Veder Le Lagrime 5. Recondita Armonia 6. E Lucevan Le Stelle 7. Una Furtiva Lagrima 8. Celeste Aida 9. Testa Adorata 10. Come Un Bel Di Di Maggio 11. Un Tal Gioco 12. Un Di All'azzurro Spazio 13. Che Gelida Manina 14. Cielo E Mar 1. Di Quella Pira 2. La Fleur Que Tu M'avais Jetã©E 3. O Paradiso 4. M'appari 5. Libiamo, Libiamo 6. Stolta Paura 7. O Soave Fanciulla 8. Di Rigori Armato 9. Nessun Dorma 10. Amor Ti Vieta 11. Dio Ti Giocondi

The 1959 Mario Lanza re-recording of InchThe Student PrinceInch in stereo with Norma Giusti, which is appearing here for the first time on CD, plus 10 bonus tracks. Mario Lanza was the tenor whose brief but meteoric career included acclaimed performances in opera, sold out concert tours, million-selling records and the title role in the MGM box office movie hit, InchThe Great CarusoInch, cut short by his death at the young age of 38. Lanza first recorded InchThe Student PrinceInch in 1952 in mono which became a best-seller. Just before his death in 1959 he re-recorded InchThe Student PrinceInch but this time in stereo! Now at last this stereo version is available on CD for the first time and with 10 bonus tracks including the version of InchVesti La GiubbaInch that Lanza performed for his MGM screen test! Album Tracks 1. Overture 2. Serenade 3. Golden Days 4. Drink, Drink, Drink 5. Summertime in Heidelberg 6. I'll Walk with God 7. Thoughts Will Come Back to Me 8. Student Life 9. Just We Two 10. Beloved 11. Gaudeamus Igitur 12. Deep in My Heart, Dear 13. Time on My Hands 14. What Is This Thing Called Love? 15. Charmaine 16. Little Love, a Little Kiss 17. If You Are But a Dream 18. Where or When 19. A Kiss in the Dark 20. My Buddy 21. You and the Night and the Music 22. Vesti la Giubba