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Ezio Fortunato Pinza (May 18, 1892 – May 9, 1957) was an Italian opera singer. ... Pinza enjoyed a fresh career on Broadway in musical theatre, ...
It was also known as The Ezio Pinza Show and as The RCA Victor Show Starring Ezio Pinza. When it premiered on November 23, 1951, Pinza headed the weekly 30-minute program. [2] Initially, each episode began with Pinza in a set representing his "luxurious penthouse apartment". [1] Pinza welcomed the audience and sang, then went out of the ...
Tonight We Sing is a 1953 American musical biopic film directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring David Wayne, Ezio Pinza, and Roberta Peters.It is based on the life and career of the celebrated impresario Sol Hurok.
Bonino is a thirty-minute ethnic situation comedy television series starring Ezio Pinza.Originating in the Hudson Theatre in New York City, [1] the program aired live on NBC from September 12 to December 26, 1953. [2]
On Broadway, Eastham was the understudy for Ezio Pinza as "Emile DeBecque" in South Pacific, eventually replacing Pinza on stage. His performance was so well received that he was made the male lead for a two-year national tour of the musical. [4] His other Broadway plays included Medea and Call Me Madam. [5]
Ezio Pinza. In May 1948, Rodgers received a telephone call from Edwin Lester of the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera. Lester had signed former Metropolitan Opera star Ezio Pinza for $25,000 to star in a new show, Mr. Ambassador. The show had not been written, and it never would be. [28] Lester hoped that Rodgers would take over Pinza's contract.
Strictly Dishonorable is a 1951 romantic comedy film written, produced and directed by Melvin Frank and Norman Panama, and starring Ezio Pinza and Janet Leigh.It is the second film to be based on Preston Sturges' 1929 hit Broadway play of the same name after a pre-Code film released by Universal Pictures in 1931 with the same title.
Fanny is a musical with a book by S. N. Behrman and Joshua Logan and music and lyrics by Harold Rome.A tale of love, secrets, and passion set in and around the old French port of Marseille, it is based on Marcel Pagnol's trilogy of works titled Marius (1929), Fanny (1931), and César (1936).