Mario Lanza - You Are Love -That Midnight Kiss video free download
The great Mario Lanza sings an extremely beautiful Jerome Kern song, You Are Love, from the musical Showboat.
The initial photo of Lanza is from his movie The Great Caruso. The rest of the photos of him, Kathryn Grayson and conductor José Iturbi are from their movie That Midnight Kiss. Both movies are available for purchase from Turner Classic Movies.
The song, You Are Love, is from 1927 musical Showboat by Jerome Kern and presented by Florenz Ziegfeld.
"Kern had been impressed by Edna Ferber's novel Show Boat and wished to present a musical stage version. He persuaded Hammerstein to adapt it and Ziegfeld to produce it. The story, dealing with racism, marital strife and alcoholism, was unheard of in the escapist world of musical comedy. Despite his doubts, Ziegfeld spared no expense in staging the piece to give it its full epic grandeur. According to the theatre historian John Kenrick: 'After the opening night audience filed out of the Ziegfeld Theatre in near silence, Ziegfeld thought his worst fears had been confirmed. He was pleasantly surprised when the next morning brought ecstatic reviews and long lines at the box office. In fact, Show Boat proved to be the most lasting accomplishment of Ziegfeld's career -- the only one of his shows that is regularly performed today.' The score is, arguably, Kern's greatest and includes the well-known songs "Ol' Man River" and "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" as well as "Make Believe", "You Are Love", "Life Upon the Wicked Stage", "Why Do I Love You", and "Bill". The show ran for 572 performances on Broadway and was also a success in London."
(Quote from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome_Kern )
Paintings by master artists are listed below in order of their appearance in the video.
1) Hugh Maynard Brown (1840 -- 1902) - A Lovers' Barge drawn by Swans, c. 1878
2) Daniel Maclise (1806 -- 1870) - The Student, 1862
3) N. C. Wyeth (1882 -- 1945) - Tristam and Isolde
4) Frederic Leighton (1830 -1896) - The Painter's Honeymoon
5) Federico Andreotti (1847 - 1930) - Courting Couple
6) Nicaise de Keyser (1813 -- 1887) - The Lover's Gift
7) Albert Tibulle Furcy de Lavault (1847 - 1915) -- Roses
Comments
9 years ago
Gigi Insulana
MARIO:you are love.9 years ago
Palmarola2012
Thank you for posting this marvelous performance. It shows Lanza's fantastic talent. A great book explains so much about him. It is the bestseller, A KID FROM PHILADELPHIA, MARIO LANZA, THE VOICE OF THE POETS. It is a series of essays that exhibit his life and ability to be the greatest of tenor and the greatest of performers.9 years ago
SrSoapFan
Another beautiful video of Mario Lanza singing so majestically along with the clip from That Midnight kiss! This song fits right in with the clip. Loved him & Kathryn Grayson together! Thanks for sharing.10 years ago
Gigi Insulana
I love this song and I love MARIO with all my heart. 10 years ago
degas5000
thanks for the upload and for the tender love & care that went into it! lanza was absolutely brilliant by putting his heart into every syllable, it's immensely enjoyable10 years ago
Filippo Liberati
See you soon on youtube dear Sandra10 years ago
MegaMusiclover1234
Gigi, You are most welcome, it is my pleasure. This is one of my favorite songs that Mario sings. Warm Regards, Sandra10 years ago
Gigi Insulana
MARIO, my beloved: where you go with me, certainly Heaven will always be. Thank you Sandra: this video is very beautiful and touched my heart.10 years ago
MegaMusiclover1234
Gigi, What you say is true. And as more YouTube viewers new to Mario tune into his videos, he will accrue even many more fans. I have ceased to be amazed at the number of fans Mario has in all corners of the world. Every continent is accounted for. May God bless Mario, he not only had a magnificent voice, but was a wonderful person too. Thanks to technological advancements, we are able to not only hear him perfectly, but to also view him on the big or little screen. Warm Regards, Sandra10 years ago
MegaMusiclover1234
Gigi, Mario beautiful voice is God's gift to us all. Take Care, Sandra11 years ago
MegaMusiclover1234
Yes, sir, I believe that you have said it all. Thank you for your comment.11 years ago
MrTeklam
"Where you go with me, heaven will always be." Combine that simple rhyming couplet of OH II with the gorgeous music of Jerome Kern and add the voice of Mario Lanza at peak performance and baby, I'm in heaven.11 years ago
MegaMusiclover1234
Its good to hear from you again. I know what you mean. I also have my favorite songs that Mario sings. They are so beautiful time and time again; no matter when you hear them, they lift your soul. May God hold him in His hands, Mario was simply the best. Thank you again for your comment. Take Care11 years ago
maureen1938
Here I am back again.... and always find this video AWESOME....How beautiful Mario's voice is, never to be forgotten. THANK YOU. I love this singer.11 years ago
MegaMusiclover1234
Thank you for your comment. I agree, what an incredible voice he had. Mario truly was one of a kind. Thank you again.11 years ago
Joseph Donnantuoni
This song moves from F to G a few times then F sharp to A flat, and at the end High B and down slow on B flat. Can't find anyone trying to do this. Just Mario Lanza did the way he was built and his talent. He must have known there would be no followers when he sang it.11 years ago
MegaMusiclover1234
I agree with you 100%. I had the very good fortune to see and hear him live on TV. He left us too soon, but thank goodness for his recordings, TV appearances and movies. He will live forever through them. May God rest his soul, he was and is the best. Thank you for your comment.11 years ago
John Smith
Mario was the greatest he died 5 years before i was born but i grew up listing to him and i still do no other tenor pavorotti included can touch him he did not just sing he eas actually feeling the emotions of the song and you can hear it in his voice12 years ago
