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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsWho knew Mario LANZa was 'murican - so funny, I said "CARUSO"!1
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Born Alfred Arnold Cocozza in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was exposed to classical singing at an early age by his Abruzzese-Molisan Italian parents. His mother, Maria Lanza, was from Tocco da Casauria a province of Pescara in the region of Abruzzo. His father, Antonio Cocozza, was from the town of Filignano a province of Isernia in the region of Molise. By age 16, his vOcal talent had become apparent. Starting out in local operatic productions in Philadelphia for the YMCA Opera Company while still in his teens, he later came to the attention of longtime (192449) principal Boston Symphony conductor Serge Koussevitzky. In 1942, Koussevitzky provided young Cocozza with a full student scholarship to the Berkshire Music Center at Tanglewood, Massachusetts. Reportedly, Koussevitzky would later tell him, "Yours is a voice such as is heard once in a hundred years."
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Who knew Mario LANZa was 'murican - so funny, I said "CARUSO"!1 (Original Post)
UTUSN
Jan 2017
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malthaussen
(17,187 posts)1. Half the population of Philly, for starters.
He's about as big a local hero as Grace Kelly.
-- Mal
UTUSN
(70,681 posts)2. Grace KELLY was 'murican?!1
Wounded Bear
(58,645 posts)3. Yes, she only married out...
UTUSN
(70,681 posts)4. I keed, I *KEED*!1 n/t
Wounded Bear
(58,645 posts)5. It's all good...nt
Hula Popper
(374 posts)6. I'm in for Mario Lanza
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