The unknown Callas : the Greek years / Nicholas Petsalis-Diomidis ; with a foreword by the Earl of Harewood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Petsalēs-Diomēdēs, N., 1943-

Contributor:

Harewood, Earl of, 1923-2011

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Opera biography series ; no. 14.

Opera biography series ; no. 14

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Callas, Maria, 1923-1977.

Callas, Maria.

Sopranos (Singers)--Biography.

Sopranos (Singers).

Genre:

Biographies.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

672 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Portland, Oregon : Amadeus Press, [2001]

Summary:

In this award-winning biography, Petsalis-Diomidis closely examines Maria Callas's life in Athens from 1937 to 1945. These years have been largely absent from previous works about Callas, but were crucial to her professional and personal growth. The author examines her professional development, her studies, her concertizing, and her work with the Greek National Opera. He also recounts Callas's daily life, her friendships, her rivalries at the conservatory, and her personal life. Though it is a detailed historical biography, the writing and pace are novelistic. HARDCOVER.

Contents:

Part One. Origins and childhood (1923-1937)

Part Two. A musical apprenticeship (1937-1940)

Part Three. War, occupation and the National Opera (1940-1943)

Part Four. Success, Liberation, and Civil War (1944)

Part Five. Problems and departure from Greece (1945)

Part Six. Epilogue, postscripts and appendix.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 595-602) and index.

Local Notes:

Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has dustjacket retained.

ISBN:

157467059X :

OCLC:

44045775