Mario Lanza - Marechiare - Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth

Mario’s beautiful voice is here combined with the expert dancing of Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth. The song Marechiare was composed by Sir Francesco Paolo Tosti who was an Italian composer and music teacher. In 1880, he was made singing master to the British Royal Family and in 1894 he joined the Royal Academy of Music as a professor. In 1906, Tosti became a British citizen and was knighted two years later by his friend, Edward VII. He returned to Italy in 1910, spending most of his remaining years in Rome. The lyrics were written by the prominent Neapolitan dialect poet, Salvatore Di Giacomo. (Above information is from: ). The photos of Mario are from his film The Great Caruso. That film and his others are for sale by Turner Classic Movies, go to .