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