My wife Maria Callas / Giovanni Battista Meneghini ; written with the collaboration of Renzo Allegri ; translated, with and introduction, by Henry Wisneski.
| Author/creator | Meneghini, G. B. |
| Other author | Allegri, Renzo. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, ©1982. |
| Description | xiv, 331 pages, 36 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Maria Callas mia moglie. English |
| Contents | Introduction / Henry Wisneski -- Why I've written this book -- First meeting with Maria -- Debut in Verona -- La Scala audition fails -- No parts for Maria, and then Isolde -- Triumph in Venice -- A spectacular year ; marriage -- Debut in Buenos Aires -- Weight problems; First Nabucco -- Maria and her mother ; Mexico -- Toscanini auditions Maria for Macbeth -- Success in I Vespri Siciliani; The Callas-Tebaldi feud -- The conquest of La Scala -- How we brought Visconti to La Scala -- Visconti and Callas -- Franco Zeffirelli -- The strange story of Maria's weight loss -- Callas disagrees with the Pope -- Debut at the Met; Elsa Maxwell -- The Bagarozy lawsuit -- The canceled performances -- Callas leaves La Scala -- An opera singer's fees; Rudolf Bing and the Met -- How Onassis robbed me of Maria -- The diary of a betrayal -- The last years. |
| Abstract | Relenting after decades of silence, the husband of Maria Callas writes to set the record straight about his wife's tempestuous life, career, and love affairs. |
| General note | Translation of: Maria Callas mia moglie. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Other title | Maria Callas mia moglie. |
| LCCN | 82012041 |
| ISBN | 0374217521 : |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML420.C18 M43 1982 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |