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Mario Lanza: A Life in Pictures is a stunning collection of photographs and illustrations that captures the fabulous and tumultuous times of the greatest romantic tenor of the twentieth century. Compiled by acclaimed Lanza biographer Derek Mannering and drawing on exclusive photographs from the tenor''s closest friend, Terry Robinson, the book offers an unrivalled pictorial history of the tenor''s extraordinary life and career, from his childhood in Philadelphia, his first tentative steps towards a career in opera, the unexpected about-turn that led to his glory days in Hollywood, and on to his sudden and tragic death in Rome in 1959. Complementing the rare photographs is Derek Mannering''s authoritative and compelling narrative together with personal comments by Terry Robinson throughout. The book concludes with an afterword by Mario Lanza''s daughter, Ellisa Lanza Bregman. Few careers in show business have been as colourful or as controversial as Mario Lanza''s. Groomed for a profess

Mario Lanza

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      Publisher The Crowood Press Ltd
      Published 1 September 2015
      ISBN-13 9780719817991
      978-0719817991
      ISBN-10 0719817994
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      Book Synopsis
      Mario Lanza: A Life in Pictures is a stunning collection of photographs and illustrations that captures the fabulous and tumultuous times of the greatest romantic tenor of the twentieth century. Compiled by acclaimed Lanza biographer Derek Mannering and drawing on exclusive photographs from the tenor''s closest friend, Terry Robinson, the book offers an unrivalled pictorial history of the tenor''s extraordinary life and career, from his childhood in Philadelphia, his first tentative steps towards a career in opera, the unexpected about-turn that led to his glory days in Hollywood, and on to his sudden and tragic death in Rome in 1959. Complementing the rare photographs is Derek Mannering''s authoritative and compelling narrative together with personal comments by Terry Robinson throughout. The book concludes with an afterword by Mario Lanza''s daughter, Ellisa Lanza Bregman. Few careers in show business have been as colourful or as controversial as Mario Lanza''s. Groomed for a profess

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