Kip Wilborn hits a home run with his debut solo CD. In this collection, the listener will find a variety of "tenor" favorites, from "Danny Boy" to "Nessun dorma." Inspired by the performances of Mario Lanza, Kip went on a quest to revisit that romantic period of Hollywood music that defined Lanza's career. Mario Lanza's son was so kind as to allow him to reconstruct some of the original orchestrations that Mario recorded in Hollywood. In what was to become a three year journey from inspiration, to searching for and reconstructing Mario's orchestrations, to recording in the Czech Republic and New York, Kip invites you to make a journey with him. A journey back to a more romantic time. A time of dinner jackets and evening gowns, of champagne and roses, as he raises a glass to Hollywood's greatest tenor, Mario Lanza.
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