Callas by Callas: The Secret Writings of La Maria

From Booklist Music lovers never tire of hearing the tragic tale of one of the greatest opera divas of the twentieth century. La Callas gave all to her art, but with her voice failing anyway, she gave it all up for love; but her lover, Ari Onassis, spurned her, and then it was too late to realize the heights of her career again, and she died alone and prematurely. This, of course, is the "plot" followed in this new, oversize volume telling the story of Maria Callas' life. It differs from other accounts in the wealth of photographs documenting Callas' private and public lives and in the gathering of excerpts from her writings, primarily her correspondence. Callas worked exceptionally hard to get to the top; despite vocal flaws, she had a gift of "inhabiting [any operatic] role completely." Once admitted onto the stage of La Scala in Milan, she knew she had arrived at "divadom." She became an international celebrity; but so soon, by 1959, her career was over.

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