Arrivederci Roma (film)

Seven Hills of Rome Italian title Arrivederci Roma is an ItalianAmerican film released in January 1958 and shot on location in Rome and at the Titanus studios. The movie was filmed in Technicolor and Technirama, distributed by MetroGoldwynMayer, and was tenor Mario Lanzas penultimate film.

Lanza, after some difficulty, lands a contract to sing in a fine nightclub, but misses his opening night due to unforeseen circumstances during a date with Carol. A helicopter sequence showcases landmarks of Rome from the air. Like Lanza, this was Allasios nexttolast film the 17th of her career, as she would marry Count Pierfrancesco Calvi di Bergolo, grandson of King Victor Emmanuel III, King of Italy, in November 1958 and retire from the cinema.Among the selections that Lanza sings in this vocal tour de force Varietycitation needed is Arrivederci Roma, performed in the Piazza Navona and recorded with a young street urchin, Luisa Di Meo. In typical Lanza fashion, the star had encountered the youngster while in Rome and insisted on her appearing in the film. Lanza also performs a sequence of imitations of famous singers of the era Perry Como Frankie Laine Dean Martin and Louis Armstrong When The Saints Go Marching In committing to film what was one of his favorite party performances. Opera selections include Questa o quella from Rigoletto. ........

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