Dimensions
129 x 198 x 24mm
The remarkable rise, triumph and tragic end of the twentieth century's greatest soprano.
Maria Callas was the 20th century's most celebrated operatic diva, a performer who blazed new paths and changed the face of opera forever. Judged by her incandescent fame and her dramatic talent, she should have led a sublimely happy life. Yet betrayal and tragedy were her constant companions.
In this vivid account Anne Edwards reveals the real Callas: the traumatic New York childhood, struggle to survive in war-torn Greece, the lifelong battle against an eating disorder, and the painful transformations into a glamorous diva. Edwards also examines the mystery of Callas's last days, the charlatan who preyed upon her, her thwarted affair with the homosexual.
