Mario Lanza- Non ti scordar di me (w/RARE newsreel footage)

Mario Lanza (1921-1959) “Non ti scordar di me“ (Ernesto de Curtis). Recorded April 25, 1952 for The Mario Lanza Show, with studio orchestra conducted by Constantine Callinicos. This has been previously released as the title track of RCA’s poorly remastered “Don’t Forget Me“ album. The audio here brings back the natural overtones of Lanza’s voice that were eliminated by RCA’s overly processed sound (an unfortunate characteristic of several of their reissues). Yet another stellar Lanza performance (his only recording of the song), with mezza voce used to beautiful effect, this “Non ti scordar di me“ is accompanied by poignant video footage of his funeral procession and service.