How much do you know about Mario Lanza's life and career? Take this quiz and find out!
Q.1
In which city was Mario Lanza born?
Rome, Italy
Naples, Italy
Philadelphia, USA
New York, USA
Q.2
Who were Elisena and Salvatore Lanza?
Mario Lanza's parents
Mario Lanza's maternal grandparents
Mario Lanza's paternal grandparents
Mario Lanza's aunt and uncle
Q.3
In which Italian town or city was Mario Lanza's mother born?
Filignano
Tocco da Casauria
Ferrara
Naples
Q.4
Who was Giovanni De Sabato?
A famous conductor from La Scala whom the young Lanza impressed
Lanza's first solfeggio (sight-reading) teacher
Lanza's Italian language teacher
Lanza's first vocal coach
Q.5
Who was the famous opera singer whom the 17-year-old Lanza cheekily informed would one day be surpassed by a then-unknown tenor called Mario Lanza?
Giovanni Martinelli
Aureliano Pertile
Giacomo Lauri-Volpi
Ferruccio Tagliavini
Q.6
In which of the following operas did the young Lanza perform in Philadelphia for Rodolfo Pili's opera company?
Donizetti's "Il Pigmalione"
Nicolai's "The Merry Wives of Windsor"
Luigi and Federico Ricci's "Crispino e la Comare"
Zandonai's "Francesca da Rimini"
Q.7
In what operatic role did Lanza perform twice under the direction of renowned Metropolitan Opera Director Herbert Graf?
Pinkerton
Canio
Contino del Fioro
Fenton
Q.8
Which part of the USA did an unhappy Lanza describe as "second only to the kingdom of Mefistofele"?
Hollywood, California
Omaha, Nebraska
Detroit, Michigan
Marfa, Texas