Callas - A Musical Biography + 2 CD
This profusely illustrated book covers Callas's life and career without dwelling on unimportant details;the facts are all here, but it is primarily a musical biography.
ISBN: |
9781574671834 |
Author: |
Robert Levine |
Binding: |
Soft cover |
Publication date: |
2003 |
Format: |
Book |
Publisher: |
HL |
Language: |
English |
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Maria Callas was almost as famous for her personal life – her jet-setting, her staggering weight loss, her tigress-like temperament – as she was for her singing. Of Greek parentage, the New York-born, internationally famous Callas was the most influential soprano of the 20th century, reviving a school of singing – bel canto – that had been forgotten for 75 years. Unlike most of her generation of sopranos, she was a superb actress both vocally and physically: her voice encompassed many colors and she embodied each character she portrayed. After seeing or hearing her in a role, it was said, it was difficult to imagine another singer attempting it, so fierce was her individual stamp. Her status went beyond cult; her triumphs and failures appeared on the front page of newspapers all over the world.
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