Mario Lanza - Begin the Beguine - Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell

Mario Lanza’s wonderful voice is teamed with the expert talents of Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell in two video clips of them dancing to “Begin the Beguine“. The song, “Begin the Beguine“ is originally from the 1935 stage musical comedy “Jubilee“. The words and music are both by Cole Porter. The orchestral clip at the beginning is actually from “Beethoven’s 3rd Symphony Horn Trio Third Movement“ uploaded by hornsolos, , at Hornsolos has 136 videos uploaded. The conductor is Herbert Von Karajan with the Berliner Philarmoniker Orchestra. The photos of Mario Lanza are from the MGM film “The Great Caruso“. The movie is available for purchase from Turner Classic Movies. The “Begin the Beguine“ dance clips are from MGM’s “The Broadway Melody of 1940“ with Fred Astaire and Eleanor Po