Quotes
 "Love is so much better when you`re not married." "You are born an artist or you are not. And you stay an artist, dear, even if your voice is less of a fireworks. The artist is always there."
First I lost my weight, then I lost my voice and then I lost Onassis.
First I lost my voice, then I lost my figure and then I lost Onassis
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When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I`m slipping.
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Trivia
Born to George Kalogeropoulos and his wife Evangelia "Litsa" Dimitriadou, she had a sister, Yakinthi (born in 1917, called Jackie), and a brother, Vasilis (born in 1920, died in 1922).
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Considered by many the greatest operatic soprano (as well as the greatest operatic actress) of the twentieth century.
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Expecting that Aristotle Onassis would marry her, she took Greek citizenship (1966).
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In Milan`s La Scala, in 1962, became noted as Medea for delivering the last sentence, "Ho data tutto a te" (I gave everything to you), not looking at Jason as the libretto imposes, but staring at her audience.
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La Scala artistic director Arturo Toscanini auditioned her for Lady Macbeth in Verdi`s Macbeth and, impressed, sought a production for her. It never happened.
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Lost almost 80 pounds because she decided that she needed a thinner face and figure to perform on stage (1953).
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Rejected invitations to play Norma by director Joseph Losey, and Tosca by director Franco Zeffirelli, and was tempted to do Medea by director Carl Theodor Dreyer - a project that did not materialize - and finally accepted to be Medea in Pier Paolo Pasolini film - when her voice failed her.
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Sang 100 performances in 1950, the most she gave in a single year.
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Struck by a car when she was 5 years old, and was in a coma for 22 days.
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Was a close friend of Pier Paolo Pasolini.
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Was nearsighted and refused to wear her glasses. She also hated to wear her contact lenses. This frustrated many a conductor, who relies on the singer to watch for tempos.
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According to "Greek Fire: The Story Of Maria Callas and Aristotle Onassis" by Nicholas Gage, Callas`s and Onassis`s child, a boy, was born and died on 30 March 1960.
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From October 1971 to March 1972, Callas gave a series of master classes to 25 students at The Juilliard School in New York, who auditioned for the opportunity to be critiqued by her. They were open to the public and the sold-out crowds included opera greats Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Tito Gobbi, Plácido Domingo, Grace Bumbry, and Bidu Sayão, actors Lillian Gish and Ben Gazzara, and director Franco Zeffirelli.
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Her ashes were flown to Greece and scattered in the Aegean Sea.
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In 1934, at age 11, Maria won an amateur radio singing contest. Her prize was a Bulova watch.
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In 1957, after a performance in Donizetti`s Anna Bolena, Maria was introduced to Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis at a party given in her honor by Elsa Maxwell. She eventually left her husband for him. Onassis would break off thier relationship to marry Jacqueline Kennedy.
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In 1972, George Moore, president of the Metropolitan Opera board, offered her the job of Artistic Director. She turned it down to stage her comeback recital tour. The 1973 tour was a disater due to Callas`s almost-completely destroyed voice.
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Known for singing both coloratura and spinto soprano roles.
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Legendary soprano of Greek origin, `primadonna assoluta` of her generation.
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Opera star
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Spouse: Giovanni Battista Meneghini (21 April 1949 - 1959) (divorced)
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