Sir,-I for one am proud of "Grateful to America" for daring to prefer Lanza’s untrained but beautiful voice to the more polished, experienced voices of Caruso, Gigli, etc. Perhaps the anti-Lanza correspondents have not bothered to hear Lanza record Opera. I certainly advise them to listen to a few of his recordings from Aida, Tosca, Rigoletto, and other works before hastening to condemn him. Certainly, it is rather foolish to compare the voices of Caruso and Lanza. Caruso at 30 had a weak but pleasant tenor voice-and after years of_ study and concert work. It was not until he teached middle age that his voice matured and’ *became true and fine. Lanza at 30 has a powerful, rich and | truly expressive. voice-and-with very Jttie training. Tt is unfortunate that he sings modern but we-hear he is soon to sing at the Metropolitan Opera House, which, of course, will be the test as far as opera lovers are concerned.
W. S.
FLINT
(Wellington),
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 26, Issue 654, 18 January 1952, Page 5
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