Photos and the incredible voice of Mario Lanza are combined with paintings by master artists for this video.
The music for “All the Things You Are“ was written by Jerome Kern, the lyrics were written by Oscar Hammerstein II. The song was written for the 1939 musical “Very Warm for May“, but later it was used in the 1944 romantic comedy film “Broadway Rhythm“.
Photos of Mario Lanza are from his film “The Great Caruso“. The film is available for purchase from Turner Classic Movies.
The listing of the paintings by master artists used here is in the order of their appearance in the video:
1) Emile Vernon - Portrait of a Lady
2) Clement Rollins Grant - Young Woman In Profile
3) Franz Xaver Winterhalter -- Lady in Moonlight
4) Arnold Bocklin - Lovers
5) Henry Peters Gray - Portrait Of A Young Woman In A Landscape
6) Ary Scheffer - Faust and Marguerite in the Garden 1846
7) François Boucher - Rinaldo and Armida