Mario Lanza in “The Student Prince“ - The Complete Musical Selections

After a disagreement with director, Curtis Bernhardt, while working on the film of Sigmund Romberg’s operetta, “The Student Prince”, Mario Lanza walked out of MGM. After months of legal battles that frustratingly left Mario and MGM unable to completely resolve their issues, Mario was replaced by actor, Edmund Purdom, who lip-synced to Mario’s magnificent pre-recordings on film. Losing Mario on-screen in “The Student Prince“ was a true artistic tragedy. What I have done in this video is pull together all of Mario’s musical selections and tried to have Mario more present visually with the use of photographs and film footage from around this time period. In my minds eye I always see Mario in this film, I hope this helps some fans enjoy the sequences a little more. I find it heartbreaking how it all turned out. I make no revenue from YouTube but If you would like to help me be able to create more content, please consider becoming a patron by donating wha