The excellence of Mario Lanza's voice is combined with the excellence of Gordeeva's and Grinkov's ice skating.
Mario Lanza was called "the greatest voice of the 20th Century" by Arturo Toscanini. "Arturo Toscanini (Italian pronunciation: [arˈtuːro toskaˈniːni]; March 25, 1867 -- January 16, 1957) was an Italian conductor. He was one of the most acclaimed musicians of the late 19th and 20th century. He was renowned for his intensity, his perfectionism, his ear for orchestral detail and sonority, and his photographic memory. As music director of the NBC Symphony Orchestra he became a household name (especially in the USA) through his radio and television broadcasts and many recordings of the operatic and symphonic repertoire." (Quote from: Wikipedia at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arturo_Toscanini)
The photo of Mario Lanza is from the film "The Great Caruso".The film is available for purchase from Turner Classic Movies.
Vincent Youmans wrote the music for "Without a Song" and Billy Rose and Edward Eliscu wrote the lyrics. It was published in 1929. It was in the musical play, "Great Day".
Gordeeva and Grinkov, from Russia, are actually skating to the music of "West Side Story". The pair is skating in the 1991 Oslo, Norway World Challenge of Champions, Pairs' Event. See the entire video at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qWW-Ok4V0E. It was uploaded by 3Axel1996, http://www.youtube.com/user/3Axel1996. 3Axel1996 has uploaded 3,557 videos. Visit this site for an incredible ice skating treat.
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