Mario Lanza - A Vucchella

Mario Lanza sings a favorite Neapolitan folk song. Master paintings portray the song lyrics about a woman who has a little mouth, pretty as a flower, that her lover longs to kiss. A lovely melody, beautifully sung by Mario.

The pictures of Mario are from his film The Great Caruso, which is available for purchase from Turner Classic Movies.

The following is a list of the artists' names and titles of their paintings in the order of their appearance:
1) John (or James) Wilson Carmichael (1800-1868) -- The Bay of Naples
2) Franz Richard Unterberger (1838 - 1902) -- Bay of Naples
3) Franz Richard Unterberger (1838 - 1902) -- The Bay of Naples
4) Franz Richard Unterberger (1838 - 1902) -- A View of Posilippo, Naples
5) Carlo Brancaccio (1861 -- 1920) -- Courting Couple Naples
6) Gustave Doyen (1837 - ? ) -- A Young Beauty
7) Jean Jacquet Gustave (1846 -1909) -- Portrait of a Woman with Pearls
8) Jean Jacquet Gustave (1846-1909) -- Portrait of Madame Roland
9) Charles Amable Lenoir (1860--1926) -- Pensive
10) Elizabeth Jane Gardner Bouguereau (1837 - 1922) -- Youth
11) William Adolphe Bouguereau (1825 - 1905) -- L'éveil du coeur (The Awakening of the Heart), 1892
12) William Adolphe Bouguereau (1825 - 1905) -- A Dream of Spring
13) Charles Amable Lenoir (1860 - 1926) -- The Pink Rose
14) Jean Jacquet Gustave (1846 -1909) -- The Recital Oil (detail)
15) Theodore Blake Wirgman (1848 -- 1925) - Gather Ye Rosebuds Whilst Ye May, 1905
16) William Henry Gore (1880 -1927) -- Listed, 1886
17) William Powell Frith (1819 - 1909) -- The Bride of Lammermoor
18) Daniel Maclise (1806 - 1870) -- The Student, 1862
19) William Dyce (1806 -- 1864) -- Paolo and Francesca
20) William Adolphe Bouguereau (1825 - 1905) -- The Four Times of the Day
21) William Adolphe Bouguereau (1825 - 1905) -- Tete de Jeune Fille, 1898 (detail)
22) William Adolphe Bouguereau (1825 - 1905) -- Reflection
23) Alfred Elmore (attributed to) (1815 -- 1881) -- Romeo and Juliet, 1867
Happy Birthday, Mario