Mario Lanza - Never Till Now - Renoir

Mario Lanza's beautiful voice is accompanied by lovely paintings by the impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir. The music for the song "Never Till Now" was written by Johnny Green and the lyrics by Paul Francis Webster. My friend Rodger of toff358, an extremely knowledgeable person and devoted Mario Lanza fan, commented that "...this is the theme from the film 'Raintree County'... this was recorded at the Cinecitta studios in Rome, November 7 1957, just a few months after Mario & family had moved to Italy. In the same session, he recorded a second (I think better) version of 'Younger Than Springtime', a second (again,better!) version of 'The Lovliest Night Of The Year', & the English version of 'Arrividerci Roma'." My many thanks again to Rodger for his considerable help over time, it is much appreciated. The photos of Mario Lanza are from his film, The Great Caruso. This film and his others are available for purchase from Turner Classic Movies, go to http//shop.tcm.com. The following is a listing of the names of the paintings by Pierre-August Renoir, (1841 -- 1919), in the order of their appearance in this video: 1) Roses in a Sevres Vase 2) Aline at the gate (girl in the garden) 3) Landscape Auvers sur Oise 4) Chestnut Tree Blooming 5) Place De La Trinite, 1875 6) In The Garden 7) Eugene Murer, 1877 8) Couple Reading 9) Dance in the Country 10) Mediterranean landscape, 1891 11) Alfred Berard and His Dog 12) Young Man and Young Woman, 1876 13) Landscape at Beaulieu 14) Picking Flowers, 1875 15) Young Girl Holding at Bouquet of Tulips 16) Dance at Bougival 17) The Promenade, 1870 18) The Lovers 19) Conversation, 1879 20) Boating Couple (said to be Aline Charigot and Renoir) 21) Reading the Part 22) Confidence, 1897 23) Dance in the City 24) Vase of Flowers, 1871