Maria Callas: Sacred MonsterStelios Galatopoulos first met Maria Callas as a fan, at a performance of La Giocononda in 1947. Aged 24, she was still a large woman, hiding the gaunt dramatic figure she was to become. Galatopoulos was there at her debut at Covent Garden in 1952, and by 1957 had become a friend. |
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... Visconti produced several operas for Covent Garden , Rome Opera , Spoleto , the Bolshoi and Vienna . At his best Visconti's greatest accomplishment as a director was his extraordinary ability express the past with passion and ...
... Visconti produced several operas for Covent Garden , Rome Opera , Spoleto , the Bolshoi and Vienna . At his best Visconti's greatest accomplishment as a director was his extraordinary ability express the past with passion and ...
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... Visconti failed to persuade Ghiringhelli to engage him as a producer , even though he boasted that he had Toscanini's support . At the time it was rumoured that Toscanini had in fact wanted Visconti to produce Falstaff , the opera the ...
... Visconti failed to persuade Ghiringhelli to engage him as a producer , even though he boasted that he had Toscanini's support . At the time it was rumoured that Toscanini had in fact wanted Visconti to produce Falstaff , the opera the ...
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... Visconti was scheduled to produce for Callas : Poliuto for La Scala in 1960 , Il trovatore at Covent Garden in 1963 and La traviata and Medea at the Paris Opéra in 1969. Apart from Poliuto , from which Visconti withdrew , with the ...
... Visconti was scheduled to produce for Callas : Poliuto for La Scala in 1960 , Il trovatore at Covent Garden in 1963 and La traviata and Medea at the Paris Opéra in 1969. Apart from Poliuto , from which Visconti withdrew , with the ...
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The Two Gentlemen of Verona | 76 |
Succes and Squabbles in Latin America | 93 |
The Passionate Pilgrim Attains La Scala | 112 |
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