Maria Callas: A Musical Biography - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1574671839 ISBN 13 : 9781574671834

Editeur : Hal Leonard Corporation, 2000

Synopsis

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.

This profusely illustrated musical biography covers Callas's life and career. A final third of the book analyzes the tracks on the two CDs, describing what made Callas unique, what made Callas Callas. Listen for yourselves to La Divina ("the divine one"), as the Italians dubbed her, and be amazed.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Robert Levine (New York, NY and Woodstock, NY) is an internationally known music writer., He is the author of books on Verdi's Il trovatore, Wagner's Die fliegende Holländer, Beethoven's Fidelio, and Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Hal Leonard Corporation
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1574671839
• ISBN 13: 9781574671834
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Universal Music Group Gmbh; https://www.universalmusic.com/; ; Winterhuder Weg 27; Hamburg; 22085; Allemagne