Maria Callas - the Woman Behind the Legend
by Stassinopoulos, Arianna
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- Hardcover
- first
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- ISBN 10
- 0671255835
- ISBN 13
- 9780671255831
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Simon And Schuster, New York, 1981. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 383 pages; Description: 383 p. , [16] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes index. Bibliography: p. 359-367. A comprehensive biography, complete with impressive photo illustrations. Subjects: Callas, Maria, 1923-1977. Sopranos (Singers) --Biography. Summary: For millions of people, the great soprano Maria Callas (1923-1977) remains the focus of such unparalleled fascination that there is still no higher praise for singers than ""the best since Callas."" In this biography, Callas' career is brought brilliantly to life, from her transformation from a chubby, painfully shy girl into a magnificent, celebrated soprano, to her conflict with her larger-than-life image. Huffington makes this struggle, which was at the center of her life, also the center of the biography. Using a wealth of previously unpublished material and numerous first-hand interviews, Huffington documents Callas' interminable conflict with her mother, her deeply emotional relationship with her voice, the gradual unraveling of her first marriage, her passionate love affair with of Aristotle Onassis, her agony and humiliation at his leaving her, and her secret abortion.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37046
- Title
- Maria Callas - the Woman Behind the Legend
- Author
- Stassinopoulos, Arianna
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 20
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0671255835
- ISBN 13
- 9780671255831
- Publisher
- Simon And Schuster, New York
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1981
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