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Mantovani & his Orchestra

Mantovani with the stars of the day

with Cyd Charisse

In Hollywood with colleagues, (clockwise) Johnny Green, (Monty), Miklos Rozsa, Andre Previn, Jeff Alexander and Hy Kantor

Opera diva, Maria Svetlova and pianist Claudio Arrau.

Backstage with Sophia Loren

with La Scala tenor, Mario del Monaco celebrating their new LP “The World's Greatest Love Songs”

 

 

His favorite band leader Count Basie

with one of his favorite artists England's Gracie Fields

with Irving Berlin, one of America's most popular composers

Clowning with Metropolitan opera star, Robert Merrill, who sang the baritone role on Mantovani's memorable “Kismet” LP

With Noel Coward for whom Mantovani was musical director before he turned to recordings.

 

Mantovani the early years