MARIO LANZA. PIETÀ by Stradella.

Recorded on at recital at the Royal Albert Hall, London. In the last morning of his life, as recalls Giancarlo Stopponi in the BBC documentary, Lanza was singing in a voice so powerful he could be heard four floors down in the clinic Villa Giulia. Close to noontime Mario called Betty and said that soon he would be home. But by the time his car came for him he was already dead after a fatal heart attack. . Long may he live in our hearts. # Have mercy, Lord, on me in my remorse! Lord, have mercy if my prayer rises to you, Do not chastise me in your severity, Less harshly , always mercifully look down on me. Almighty God, never let me be condemned to hell In the eternal fire by your severity, Have mercy, Lord, Lord, have mercy On me in my remorse, if my prayer rises to you. Less harshly, always mercifully , Look down, ah! Look down on me, Lord... Have mercy , Lord , on me in my remor