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The Definitive Diva: The Life and Career of Maria Callas

The Definitive Diva: The Life and Career of Maria Callas

  • Author: DiGaetani, John Louis

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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