The Definitive Diva: The Life and Career of Maria Callas

Contents

• Acknowledgments vi
• Preface 1
• Introduction 3
• 1. Birth in New York 7
• 2. Athens and World War II 20
• 3. Back to New York 32
• 4. Verona and the Arena 41
• 5. Conquering Italy and South America 57
• 6. Titta, Marriage and Meteoric Ascent 66
• 7. La Scala at Last 75
• 8. Back to La Scala-Conquering America 83
• 9. Enter Onassis, and Addio, Titta 104
• 10. 1959 and the Affair with Onassis 118
• 11. Free of Battista and Pursuing Aristo 127
• 12. Loving Onassis 132
• 13. Enter Jacqueline Kennedy 140
• 14. Vocal Problems: "The Wobble" 150
• 15. The Return of Onassis 158
• 16. Teaching in New York, Directing in Turin 162
• 17. The Final Tour with Di Stefano 169
• 18. Death in Paris 184
• 19. The Aftermath and the Callas Legacy 192
• Bibliography 203
• Index 207