Santa Lucia Luntana
"Santa Lucia Luntana" is a Neapolitan song written by E. A. Mario in 1919. The song is very popular in the repertoire of many singers. Mario Lanza ; Luciano Pavarotti ; and Russell Watson recorded notable versions. Italian-American tenor Sergio Franchi covered it in 1963 on his RCA Victor Red Seal album, Our Man From Italy. Also recorded by Mario Frangoulis in his CD "Passione - Mario sings Mario", recorded in 2007 with the Ossipov National Orchestra of Russia, with Vladimir Ponkin as the conductor.
This song was on the sound track of the 1926 movie Napoli che canta.
A movie entitled Santa Lucia Luntana was released in 1931.
