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ALDO MAGGIOROTTI
OPERA STARS ON ‘THE SCREEN
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The Lanza Legend Anno Domini 1949 introduced to the motion picture public its most controversial singing star Mario Lanza. His initial appearance in M-G-M's "That Midnight Kiss" with Kathryn Grayson, Jose Iturbi and Ethel Barrymore was an enjoyable and entertaining Technicolor musical film. Besides the beating Tschaikowsky’s msic received at the hands of Senor Iturbi, some of the romantic Russian's symphonic music was revised (or should it be"reviled") for a vocal duet in the picture’s operatic (?) finale. Lanza, who had apparently appeared in only one opera — "Madame Butterfly"managed to bring off a number of lyric as well as dramatic arias with the aplomb of a veteran an operatic one, that is. Through this and subsequent films, lanza was responsible for the sale of more operatic recordings than the greatest opera stars of the past or present. Albeit his interpretations were over-emotional, over-vehement and altogether overdone, the end result may have justified the means.
No doubt many a novice made his or her acquaintance with Verdi, Puccini or Donizetti via the lanza discs. Having heard Lanza in recital in Toronto, the writer can testify that although the voice was not large, it was nevertheless of lovely quality. In his first "Pops" concert he was so over-wrought and nervous that he had to go out for a glass of water (or wine?) before he could go on with the rest of the program. By his third visit here, the voice had managed to pick up a little weight and colour. ILlanza gave one the impression of being both grateful and humble even to the extent of remembering to send Christmas