Mario Lanza - La Spagnola - The Kirov Ballet

Mario Lanza and the Kirov Ballet make this a fun video. The Nutcracker video will please children too. The perfection of Lanza's voice is united with the perfection of the Kirov Ballet of St. Petersburg. Their dancing will delight the child in all of us. Something about their dancing reminds me of marionettes, perhaps because they are so very light on their feet. May you smile and enjoy the singing and dancing as you watch this.

Special thanks go to the following video hosts, master painters, and other media:

The information below is from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJIpUptjHis
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Mario Lanza (1921-1959)
"La Spagnola" is by Vincenzo di Chiara

La Spagnola's Lyrics

Bella spagnola che canti
tu sei piu vaga d'un fior !
sogno di luce, che incanti
come una maga d'amor.

Vieni ! vieni!
stretto al tuo seno ognor,
la spagnola da te sapra
come e dolce la volutta!

Bella che senti nel core
l'ansia dei baci fiorir.
Bella, che cerchi l'amore
come un supremo desir

Two separate sites were used for the ballet sequences.
First:
The Nutcracker - Act 2 - Spanish Dance which was uploaded by radostsguy.
Visit the site at: http://www.youtube.com/user/radostsguy, there are 73 videos there.
The Spanish Dance is found at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0nuGa7-QpU&playnext=1&list=PLC55E2FB5D4F03250

Second:
P.I.Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHYwVfN3wY4&feature=related
Uploaded by ballettheatre, visit the site at: http://www.youtube.com/user/ballettheatre, there are 30 videos there.

Master Painters are listed in the order of their paintings:
John Singer Sargent - Betty Wertheimer
Giovanni Boldini - A Beauty with Lilacs
Giovanni Boldini - Countess de Rasty Seated in an Armchair
Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta - The Model Aline Masson with a White Mantilla

Turner Classic Movies:
The photographs of Mario Lanza were taken from the film "The Great Caruso". It is a simply marvelous film which is available for purchase from TCM.

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