Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
A new Lanza montage I created to open the Dublin Concert Hall tribute concert "The Loveliest Night of the Year" presented by Pat Egan on the 22nd of September 2024.
(this new DES mix by Stephen Cutler and Derek McGovern featured on the Sepia Records all DES release "Golden Days".)
A new Lanza montage I created to open the Dublin Concert Hall tribute concert "The Loveliest Night of the Year" presented by Pat Egan on the 22nd of September 2024.
(this new DES mix by Stephen Cutler and Derek McGovern featured on the Sepia Records all DES release "Golden Days".)


![Dispelling the Myths about Mario Lanza: the Man (with Derek McGovern and Armando Cesari)
A totally riveting and entertaining discussion that deals with the top 4 myths used against Mario Lanza: the Man.
As Armando Cesari observes in his introduction to Mario Lanza: An American Tragedy, few operatic singers have been subjected to as much sheer misinformation as Mario Lanza, with Much of what has been written [either] incomplete, inaccurate, self-serving, sensational, or a combination of all four.
This video tackles some of the more enduring myths about Lanza: the Man including his character and personality.
Myths about Lanzas voice, training, and musical ability are challenged in the article Myths about Mario Lanza, the Artist.
https://youtu.be/4MIbVHWnBDc
Each myth is beautifully and expertly dispelled by Lanza expert, Derek McGovern and Lanza biographer, Armando Cesari.
Mario Lanza: An American Tragedy by Armando Cesari. Baskerville Publishers, Inc.
Derek McGoverns Lanza website https://www.mariolanzatenor.com/
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