Serenade / A Cavalcade of Show Tunes [Import]

Track Listings

1. Serenade

2. Danza

3. Torna a Surriento

4. Boheme - O Soave Faniulla

5. Der Rosenkavalier- Di Rigori Armato

6. Trovatore - Di Quella Pria

7. Fedora - Amor Ti Vieta

8. Africaine - O Paradiso

9. Otello: Dio to Gioconda [Excerpt]

10. Otello: Dio Mi Potevi [Monologue]

11. Ave Maria - Mario Lanza,

12. Arlesiana - Lemento Do Federico

13. Turandot - Nessun Dorma

14. My Destiny

15. Serenade [Previoulsy Unreleased Bonus Track]

16. Lover, Come Back to Me

17. I've Told Every Little Star {From Music in the Air}

18. Donkey Serenade {From Firefly}

19. All the Things You Are

20. Giannina Mia {From The Firefly}

See all 26 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
UK twofer combines the legendary vocalists 1956 & 1957 albums. BMG.

Tracks:

Serenade
Danza
Torna a Surriento
O Soave Fanciulla [La Boh]
Der Rosenkavalier- Di Rigori Armato
Trovatore - Di Quella Pria
Fedora - Amor Ti Vieta
Africaine - O Paradiso
Otello: Dio to Gioconda [Excerpt]
Otello: Dio Mi Potevi [Monologue]
Ave Maria - Mario Lanza,
Arlesiana - Lemento Do Federico
Turandot - Nessun Dorma
My Destiny
Serenade [Previoulsy Unreleased Bonus Track]
Lover, Come Back to Me
I've Told Every Little Star [From Music in the Air]
Donkey Serenade [From Firefly]
All the Things You Are
Giannina Mia [From the Firefly]
Rose Marie [From Rose Marie]
Yours in My Heart Alone (Dein Ist Mein Ganzes Herz) [from "The Land of]
Thine Alone [From Eileen]
Will You Remember? [From Maytime]
Only a Rose
Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! [From Naughty Marietta]

Album Description

UK twofer combines the legendary vocalists 1956 & 1957 albums. BMG.

Customer Reviews:

Lanza in (mostly) top form.......2004-11-28

This is a "twofer" CD, consisting of the 1955 soundtrack to the movie Serenade and the 1956 Cavalcade of Show Tunes album. Before I go any further, however, I should acknowledge that I was one of the liner note writers for this release. But I have no financial interest in the CD, and am simply reviewing it here because to date no one else has commented on it!

Serenade marked Lanza's return to films after an absence of three years, and revealed a voice that had darkened considerably, while still retaining its brilliant upper register. Stylistically, this is also a much-improved artist in many respects from the sometimes-wayward tenor of the early 1950s. Anyone who compares Lanza's superbly operatic renditions here of Amor Ti Vieta, Lamento di Federico, and O Paradiso with his earlier versions (all featured on the CD Mario Lanza Sings Opera Arias and Duets) will immediately detect the new-found control in his singing.

That's not to say that all of the Serenade material is outstanding. Lanza's renditions of Nessun Dorma, O Soave Fanciulla, Di Quella Pira, and the title song are below par, with the tenor uncharacteristically strained in the upper register and rough in his approach. But redeeming everything are the oustanding renditions of the arias mentioned in the previous paragraph, together with Lanza's sensitive singing of Di Rigori Armato from Der Rosenkavalier, a superb Torna a Surriento, and an unsurpassed Dio! Mi Potevi Scagliar from Otello. Lanza also recorded the Act III duet from Otello with Licia Albanese for this film, but time constraints have reduced it to a brief extract here. (The entire duet, however, can be heard on the aforementioned Arias & Duets CD.)

The other album featured here showcases the romantic side of Lanza. Beautifully recorded, Cavalcade includes passionate renditions of Yours is My Heart Alone, Only a Rose, Will You Remember, and other selections from operetta and musical comedy. Although Lanza may indeed be *too* zestful here for some tastes, vocally at least, he is at the height of his powers. The voice is rich and round - gloriously consistent throughout its registers - and the abundance of effortless B flats, Bs, and even a high C reveal a tenor in formidable form.

Highly recommended.

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1. Serenade
2. Danza
3. Torna a Surriento
4. Boheme - O Soave Faniulla
5. Der Rosenkavalier- Di Rigori Armato
6. Trovatore - Di Quella Pria
7. Fedora - Amor Ti Vieta
8. Africaine - O Paradiso
9. Otello: Dio to Gioconda [Excerpt]
10. Otello: Dio Mi Potevi [Monologue]
11. Ave Maria - Mario Lanza,
12. Arlesiana - Lemento Do Federico
13. Turandot - Nessun Dorma
14. My Destiny
15. Serenade [Previoulsy Unreleased Bonus Track]
16. Lover, Come Back to Me
17. I've Told Every Little Star {From Music in the Air}
18. Donkey Serenade {From Firefly}
19. All the Things You Are
20. Giannina Mia {From The Firefly}