Cast a Diva
eBook - ePub

Cast a Diva

The Hidden Life of Maria Callas

  1. 256 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Cast a Diva

The Hidden Life of Maria Callas

About this book

'Call it 'charm', call it 'magic', call it 'Maria'' - Dorle Soria

'The new face of Maria Callas … is even more dramatic than how History (with a capital H) has already painted it.' - Vogue Italia

Maria Callas (1923–77) was the greatest opera diva of all time. Despite a career that remains unmatched by any prima donna, much of her life was overshadowed by her fiery relationship with Aristotle Onassis, who broke her heart when he left her for Jacqueline Kennedy, and her legendary tantrums on and off the stage.

However, little is known about the woman behind the diva. She was a girl brought up between New York and Greece, who was forced to sing by her emotionally abusive mother and who left her family behind in Greece for an international career. Feted by royalty and Hollywood stars, she fought sexism to rise to the top, but there was one thing she wanted but could not have – a happy private life.

In Cast a Diva, bestselling author Lyndsy Spence draws on previously unseen documents to reveal the raw, tragic story of a true icon.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Author’s Note
  7. 1 Displacement
  8. 2 Destiny
  9. 3 Survival
  10. 4 Liberation
  11. 5 Rejection
  12. 6 Transition
  13. 7 Success
  14. 8 Prima Donna
  15. 9 Metamorphosis
  16. 10 Scandal
  17. 11 Submersion
  18. 12 Falling
  19. 13 Detour
  20. 14 Consequences
  21. 15 Pendulum
  22. 16 Malevolence
  23. 17 Cipher
  24. 18 Intermezzo
  25. 19 Lucidity
  26. 20 Fable
  27. Epilogue
  28. Notes
  29. Select Bibliography
  30. Picture Sections