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Maria Callas
Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington
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Description for Maria Callas
Paperback. Legendary soprano Maria Callas, whose singing was as sensational as her life, is the subject of this biography by author and columnist Huffington. Huffington tells of Callas' transformation from a shy, chubby girl into one of the greatest opera singers of all time, her passionate love affair with Aristotle Onassis, and her ill-fated marriage. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 594.
For millions of people, the great soprano Maria Callas (1923-1977) remains the focus of such unparalleled fascination that there is still no higher praise for singers than "…the best since Callas." In this biography, Callas' career is brought brilliantly to life, from her transformation from a chubby, painfully shy girl into a magnificent, celebrated soprano, to her conflict with her larger-than-life image. Huffington makes this struggle, which was at the center of her life, also the center of the biography. Using a wealth of previously unpublished material and numerous first-hand interviews, Huffington documents Callas' interminable conflict with her mother, her ... Read more
For millions of people, the great soprano Maria Callas (1923-1977) remains the focus of such unparalleled fascination that there is still no higher praise for singers than "…the best since Callas." In this biography, Callas' career is brought brilliantly to life, from her transformation from a chubby, painfully shy girl into a magnificent, celebrated soprano, to her conflict with her larger-than-life image. Huffington makes this struggle, which was at the center of her life, also the center of the biography. Using a wealth of previously unpublished material and numerous first-hand interviews, Huffington documents Callas' interminable conflict with her mother, her ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Lanham, United States
ISBN
9780815412281
SKU
V9780815412281
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About Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington
Arianna Huffington, a nationally syndicated columnist and author of Picasso, How to Overthrow the Government, and The Fourth Instinct, divides her time between Los Angeles and Washington, D. C.
Reviews for Maria Callas
The most readable and by far the most illuminating biography to date of Callas the woman...Compulsive and convincing reading
The Times (UK), (London)
The author has entered the complex and contradictory mind of Maria Callas in an extraordinary way, and the result is a powerful story told movingly yet without exaggeration. It is unquestionably an important book, and ... Read more
The Times (UK), (London)
The author has entered the complex and contradictory mind of Maria Callas in an extraordinary way, and the result is a powerful story told movingly yet without exaggeration. It is unquestionably an important book, and ... Read more