Cast a Diva
Cast a Diva

Author: Lyndsy Spence

Publisher: The History Press

Published: 2021-06-17

Total Pages: 456

ISBN-13: 0750997788

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Maria Callas (1923–77) was the greatest opera diva of all time. Despite a career that remains unmatched by any prima donna, much of her life was overshadowed by her fiery relationship with Aristotle Onassis, who broke her heart when he left her for Jacqueline Kennedy, and her legendary tantrums on and off the stage. However, little is known about the woman behind the diva. She was a girl brought up between New York and Greece, who was forced to sing by her emotionally abusive mother and who left her family behind in Greece for an international career. Feted by royalty and Hollywood stars, she fought sexism to rise to the top, but there was one thing she wanted but could not have – a happy private life. In Cast a Diva, bestselling author Lyndsy Spence draws on previously unseen documents to reveal the raw, tragic story of a true icon.

The Callas Imprint: A Centennial Biography
The Callas Imprint: A Centennial Biography

Author: Sophia Lambton

Publisher: The Crepuscular Press

Published: 2023-12-02

Total Pages: 676

ISBN-13: 1739286340

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Coating opera's roles in opulence, Maria Callas (1923-1977) is a lyrical enigma. Seductress, villainess, and victor, queen and crouching slave, she is a gallery of guises instrumentalists would kill to engineer… made by a single voice. But while her craftsmanship has stood the test of time, Callas’ image has contested defamation at the hands of saboteurs of beauty. Twelve years in the making, this voluminous labour of love explores the singer with the reverence she dealt her heroines. The Callas Imprint: A Centennial Biography reaps never-before-seen correspondence and archival documents worldwide to illustrate the complex of their multi-faceted creator - closing in on her self-contradictions, self-descriptions, attitudes and habits with empathic scrutiny. It swivels readers through the singer's on- and offstage scenes and flux of fears and dreams... the double life of all performers. In its unveiling of the everyday it rolls a vivid film reel starring friends and foes and nobodies: vignettes that make up life. It's verity. It's meritable storytelling. Not unlike the Callas art.

International Encyclopedia of Dance
International Encyclopedia of Dance

Author: Selma Jeanne Cohen

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 710

ISBN-13:

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"Exciting and fascinating, this reference work succeeds in its goal of bringing "joy as well as enlightenment" about all forms of dance in all countries of the world. An extremely useful synoptic outline of contents" with nine sections (including "Ritual and Religion" and "Popular Entertainment") enables the user to explore dance in its cultural and social aspects, while topical essays complement the 2,000-plus entries. Heavily illustrated with black-and-white photographs, the encyclopedia captures the fluid movement of dance; with its depth and scope, this outstanding work has carved a well-deserved niche."--"Outstanding Reference Sources: the 1999 Selection of New Titles," American Libraries, May 1999. Comp. by the Reference Sources Committee, RUSA, ALA.

Enrico Caruso
Enrico Caruso

Author: Enrico Caruso

Publisher: Portland, Or. : Amadeus Press

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 868

ISBN-13:

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Drawing on the personal recollections of the Caruso brothers, archival material preserved by the family, and extensive research, this book is a rare tribute to to the man and his vocal legacy. This abridged edition includes the full original text covering Caruso's life and death, plus a current discography.

The Search for Isadora
The Search for Isadora

Author: Lillian Loewenthal

Publisher: Princeton Book Company Publishers

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13:

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An appreciation of one of the 20th century's most significant artistic influences. A Main Selection of the Dance Book Club.