Zum 100. Geburtstag von #LaDivina mal wieder den zu unbekannten #Poliuto von #Donizetti aufgelegt 🎶 #MariaCallas #MariaCallas100 #Callas #Callas100
I began my long Maria Callas thread with a Greguoli Venini shot taken after the 1957 Cherubini Medea recording with Tullio Serafin was complete. Here are two more shots, of the 24 taken by Venini. The second was used on the album cover.
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Maria Callas by Rene Burri, Philadelphia, 1959
"The most haunting voice I have ever heard, filled with lost joys, permeated with present despairs."
- Leo Lerman
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Maria Callas by Richard Avedon, 1970
"Listening to Callas is like reading Shakespeare: you’re always going to be knocked senseless by some incredible insight into humanity."
- Aprile Millo
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Maria Callas with Elsa Maxwell & Eugene Ormandy during intermission at the Philadelphia Opera.
📷 Rene Burri, 1959
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Maria Callas by Milton H. Greene, Paris, 1950s
"Callas modernized our metier. Her life was a tireless creative search."
- Cecilia Bartoli
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Maria Callas by Willy Rizzo
Milan, 1958
"Opera is storytelling. Feelings must be conveyed. Acting must be moving. And Callas had it all."
- Giuseppe Di Stefano
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Maria Callas as Norma
📷 John Dominis for Life Magazine, 1954
"Maria had in her blood, in her veins, in her subconscious all the tradition of the Greek Tragedy."
- Leyla Gencer
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Here it is:
Maria Callas by Cecil Beaton, 1957
"Emmylou & I are both Maria Callas fans. We listen to that all the time. She's the greatest chick singer ever."
- Linda Ronstadt, 1995
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Maria Callas as Norma, at the Metropolitan Opera
A very fine photograph by Gordon Parks, October 27, 1956
"She made the notes & words of the great 19th-century Italian Romantic composers and poets sound spontaneous, inevitable, even natural."
- Terrence McNally
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Maria Callas by Pierre Boulat
On the set of Medea, 1969
You don't often see pictures of Callas where she's this relaxed. Nice to see!
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Back-stage with Maria Callas
Beautiful composition in this Life Magazine photograph by Thomas Mcavoy. I don't know the date, but it looks like it was painted in Spain in the 17th century.
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Coffee with Maria Callas ☕️
📷 Mario De Biasi, Venice, 1957
That's Countess Anna di Castelbarco with La Divina.
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A lovely photograph by Mario de Biasi of Maria Callas with Elsa Maxwell at a XVIII Venice International Film Festival party, 1957
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Giovanni Meneghini kisses the hands of his wife, Maria Callas
📷 Gordon Parks, New York, 1956
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A great Maria Callas story from Patti Smith's Year of the Monkey.
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Maria Callas by Erich Auerbach, 1958
"It is a puzzling voice. Occasionally it gives the impression of having been formed out of sheer will power rather than natural endowments."
- Howard Taubman
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A famous shot of Maria Callas on the Christina, by Ara Güler. He took a flyer: hired a boat & approached Callas to see if he could get some photographs. She graciously agreed.
Look who's in the background: Winston & Clemmie Churchill!
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Angelina Jolie will play Maria Callas in Pablo Larrain's Maria, which began filming in October 2023.
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Another Mario Dondero shot of Maria Callas, Luchino Visconti & Leonard Bernstein in Milan in 1955.
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Looking forward to watching Bradley Cooper's Maestro, his 2023 biopic of Lenny, & (rather less) to Maria, Palo Larrain's upcoming Callas film.
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Maria Callas, Luchino Visconti & Leonard Bernstein during the rehearsals of Bellini's La Sonnambula at La Scala, 1955
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Celebrate the Maria Callas Centennial 🎂💯
📷 Greguoli Venini, La Scala, 1957
"There are times when certain people are blessed - and cursed - with an extraordinary gift, in which the gift is almost greater than the human being."
- John Ardoin
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📰 Im Künstlereingang der @elbphilharmonie.bsky.social hängt ein Foto, es zeigt #MariaCallas im März 1962 bei einem Konzert in Hamburg. DIE ZEIT über einen seltenen Moment des Glücks. #Callas100 #ClassicalMusic
This is an image of Maria Callas posing with a glamourous look. She has her hair styled in an elegant updo and is wearing a white dress with a wide neckline. A vibrant red scarf is being draped around her neck by her hands, which are adorned with a simple, classic pearl earring. Her makeup features prominent winged eyeliner and bold red lipstick, contributing to her sophisticated and stylish appearance.
Celebrating a century since Maria Callas' birth, whose voice still echoes with operatic might. Her matchless artistry and fervent passion reshaped classical music, bequeathing a legacy that perpetually inspires and captivates. #Callas100
Endlich Zeit für die neue Maria #Callas Biographie von Arnold Jacobshagen 📖🎶 #Callas100