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Mario Lanza’s beautiful voice is accompanied by the very lovely paintings by Cesare-Auguste Detti (Italian 1847 – 1914) and by the wonderful ice skating of Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov. “Tell Me That You Love Me Tonight” was written by composer Al Stillman (1906 – 1979) after the song “Parlami D’Amore Mariu” by composer Cesare Andrea Bixio (1896 – 1978) and by lyricist Ennio Neri (Above information is from: ) “Cesare Andrea Bixio (11 October 1896 – 5 March 1978) was an Italian composer. He was one of the most popular Italian songwriters of the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. Bixio was born in Naples, Italy. His hits included Vivere, Mamma, Parlami d'amore, Mariù, La mia canzone al vento, and many others. The lyricist for many of his hits was Bixio Cherubini. Famous singers who performed Bixio's songs included Beniamino Gigli, Tito Schipa, Carlo Buti, Giuseppe Di Stefano, and Luciano Pavarotti. He died in Rome in 1978, aged 81.” (Ab
