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In this special episode we have a return ghost guest - the birthday girl herself, Maria Callas! At her centenary, we ask the questions: What made her so special? Was she really the best ever? And will we ever hear her like again?
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:06 Welcome
2:35 Who was Maria Callas?
6:52 Bel Canto vs Verismo
10:37 Becoming Callas
17:44 The Old School
29:44 Her Predecessors
46:54 The Eras of Callas
59:12 How to create a Callas
1:08:39 What we owe her
Sources
Recorded music:
Maria Callas - “Il Trovatore” live in Mexico, 1950, remastered by Divina Records: divinarecords.com/maria-calla...
Maria Callas - “The Complete Master Classes”, 1972, remastered by Divina Records: divinarecords.com/maria-calla...
Rae Woodland - “Attila” live in Sadler’s Wells, 1963: • Attila - Verdi 1963 Sa...
Elvira de Hidalgo - “Ah! Non giunge”: • Elvira de Hidalgo sing...
Transcripts made from my EMG mark Xb oversize gramophone of Callas (Cetra), Nordica (Columbia), Destinn, Raisa, Burzio
Interviews:
“L’invité du dimanche”, ORTF, 1969: • The Callas Conversatio...
• The Callas Conversatio...
• The Callas Conversatio...
• The Callas Conversatio...
“La Monde de la Musique” with Bernard Gavoty, ORTF, 1964 & 1965: • Maria Callas in Conver...
• Maria Callas In Conver...
With Norman Ross jr, Chicago, 1957: • Maria CALLAS. Entretie...
“Collector’s Corner” with John Ardoin, Dallas, 1958: • Maria Callas - Dallas ...
“Albo d’Oro della Lirica” with Rodolfo Celletti and Giorgio Gualerzi, Rai Radio 2, 1972: • "Albo d'Oro della Liri...
“The Callas Conversations” with Lord George Harewood, BBC, 1968: • Maria CALLAS. [RARE] '...
With Edward Downes, New York, 1967 & 68: • Maria CALLAS. Entretie...
Written:
“Great women-singers of my time”, Herman Klein, 1931: archive.org/details/greatwome...
“Prima Voce: Emmy Destinn”, liner notes by Alan Bilgora, Nimbus Records: web.archive.org/web/200503021...
“Vocal Mastery”, Harriette Brower, 1920: archive.org/details/vocalmast...
“Maria Meneghini Callas”, Michael Scott, 1992: archive.org/details/mariamene...
“Cast a Diva”, Lyndsy Spence, 2021: / cast-a-diva
“A Controversial Prima Donna”, by Philip Hope Wallace, Manchester Guardian, February 1957: www.theguardian.com/music/201...
My videos:
Bel Canto vs Verismo: • Puccini’s Mimì - It’s ...
Legato: • What is legato? (And h...
Registers: • A brief history of voc...
Diagnosing Callas: • Diagnosing Callas - Wh...