Time cannot still Mario Lanza's unmistakable tenor. Lanza's meteoric but brief career made him a legend to millions of his fans and an inspiration to a generation of singers. In Be My Love, those closest to Lanza and his family share their remembrances of this cult figure. Singers such as Kathryn Grayson, Jose Carreras, Al Martino, Dorothy Kirsten, among many others, as well as Lanza's son Damon, dispel rumors, clarify events, and recapture the magic that surrounded Lanza's life and career. More than 100 pictures and ...
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Time cannot still Mario Lanza's unmistakable tenor. Lanza's meteoric but brief career made him a legend to millions of his fans and an inspiration to a generation of singers. In Be My Love, those closest to Lanza and his family share their remembrances of this cult figure. Singers such as Kathryn Grayson, Jose Carreras, Al Martino, Dorothy Kirsten, among many others, as well as Lanza's son Damon, dispel rumors, clarify events, and recapture the magic that surrounded Lanza's life and career. More than 100 pictures and curious illuminate the Lanza mystique.
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Fine. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Inscribed By Author (USA) First Printing INSCRIBED by Damon Lanza (Mario Lanza's son) and also by Bob Dolfi (long-time friend and associate of the Lanza family), no other markings, Fine. Wraps with B&W photo of Lanza, 259pp, index. This book is a tribute to the tenor Mario Lanza with never-before-seen pictures and stories from the Lanza personal archives. Singers such as Kathryn Grayson, Al Martino, Dorothy Kirsten and others contribute. (2.0 JM HOQ 101/a1.
Lanza's son Damon put together some genial articles about his father, peppered with photos -- some are rare, some not, and the picture quality is not always good. Devoted fans of Mario Lanza will probably find some of this worth having -- but other bios are far more comprehensive.
