After years of being denigrated and largely shunned by Tinseltown, Mario Lanza (pictured), balladeer star of such hits as Because You're Mine and The Great Caruso, died in 1959, aged just 38.

A man is dead after police say he crashed his SUV into a barrier at high speed on Thursday afternoon in the Eastwick section of Philadelphia.

The crash happened on Mario Lanza Boulevard around 3:47 p.m. Police say the black Mitsubishi Outlander was being driven at a high rate of speed in the westbound lanes when the crash occurred.

Soprano Dame Kiri Te Kanawa chooses the singers she loves the most illustrating with both music and experiences from her own life and career. In this episode, Mario Lanza.