Be My Love - A Tribute To Mario Lanza

Blessed with a golden-age voice (The Sunday Times) that routinely inspires comparisons with legendary singers from earlier eras, Joseph Calleja follows the success of The Maltese Tenor with a tribute to one of the most popular tenors of all time; the unique star of the Hollywood musical Mario Lanza

This is an album that Joseph Calleja has always wanted to record. As a young boy in Malta he saw Lanza in the cult film The Great Caruso and was so captivated that he gave up his predilection for Metallica and Iron Maiden, and followed his dream to become an opera singer

Born in America to Italian parents, Mario Lanza was an International screen idol and recording star with a fan base to rival Elvis Presley. The album includes all the Lanza evergreens including Be My Love (from The Toast of New Orleans) and You ll Never Walk Alone (Carousel) as well as opera arias made famous by his movie performances, including Addio alla Madre (Cavalleria rusticana) and Nessun Dorma

Bags of elegance, passion and charm (The Guardian)