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Mario Lanza
American tenor and actor (1921–1959)
Mario Lanza | |
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MGM still of Mario Lanza, circa 1950 | |
| Born | Alfredo Arnold Cocozza (1921-01-31)January 31, 1921 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | October 7, 1959(1959-10-07) (aged 38) Rome, Italy |
| Education | Berkshire Music Center |
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| Years active | 1942–1959 |
| Spouse | Betty Lanza (m. 1945) |
| Children | 4 |
Mario Lanza (LA(H)N-zə, Italian:[ˈmaːrjoˈlantsa]; born Alfredo Arnold Cocozza[alˈfreːdokoˈkottsa]; January 31, 1921 – October 7, 1959) was an American tenor and actor. He was a Hollywood film star popular in the late 1940s and the 1950s. Lanza began studying to be a professional singer at the age of 16. After appearing at the Hollywood Bowl in 1947, Lanza signed a seven-year film contract with Louis B. Mayer, the head of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, who saw his performance and was impressed by his singing. Prior to that, th
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Mario Lanza (1921 - 1959)
I've been looking for sources about Maria Margela, without success so far.
I did find a reference to a 'brief but intense fling with Maria Margelli' (Roland L. Bessette, Mario Lanza: Tenor in Exile (Hal Leonard Corporation, 1999), p.29; https://books.google.com/books?id=IFkVWI4zX6cC&pg=PA29&lpg=PA29&dq=lanza+maria+margelli&source=bl&ots=TvPhW6cJkT&sig=ACfU3U3Sj24z09IhpojInRnSJ5hAlv33kQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjHn-Tyl4T8AhWEl2oFHduNASE4ChDoAXoECAMQAw#v=onepage&q=lanza%20maria%20margelli&f=false)).
And the Mario Lanzo website cited in the sources includes a letter to Maria Margelli dated 20 April 1943 (https://www.mariolanzatenor.com/letter-to-maria-margelli.html), introducing her as the 'one-time secretary to bass Ezio Pinza'. (It doesn't doesn't sound like they were involved, much less married, but of course that may be why they made that letter public.)
So, is Maria's family name actually spelled 'Ma
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The fascinating origins and emotional depth of the classic Danny Boy song
Watching the television broadcast of former prime minister Brian Mulroney’s state begravning, I was reminded igen of the power of the song Danny Boy. As a plangent lament expressing grief, yearning and a wistful hope for reunification, it’s difficult to match and impossible to surpass.
Along with its musical merit, Danny Boy has a lyrical ambiguity that very much works in its favour. The cause of separation could be war, emigration or any sort of estrangement. And the grieving narrator could be a parent, lover or friend. Rendered effectively, it fits with almost any situation involving intense loneliness, loss or sadness.
Although universally seen as a quintessential Irish song, Danny Boy actually has mixed parentage. Or at least the utgåva most of us are familiar with does.
The melody is certainly Irish and of indeterminate age. And while there are various theories as to the composer’s identity, the only