An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has come down. It starts in my imagination, it becomes my life, and it stays part of my life long after I've left the opera house. — Maria Callas Copy Share Image
It takes a little more time to get into the role, but not very much more. In making a record you don't have the sense of projection over a distance as in an opera house. We have this microphone and this magnifies all details of a performance, all exaggerations. In the theater, you can get away with a very large,… — Maria Callas Copy Share
I was always too mature for my age - and not very happy. I had no young friends. I wish I could go back… — Maria Callas Copy Share Image
Good teachers make the best of a pupil's means; great teachers foresee a pupil's ends. — Maria Callas Copy Share Image
I admire Tebaldi's tone; it's beautiful - also some beautiful phrasing. Sometimes, I actually wish I had her voice. — Maria Callas Copy Share Image
To me, the art of music is magnificent, and I cannot bear to see it treated in a shabby way. — Maria Callas Copy Share Image
Don't talk to me about rules, dear. Wherever I stay I make the god dam rules. — Maria Callas Copy Share Image
Some say I have a beautiful voice, some say I have not. It is a matter of opinion. All I can say, those who… — Maria Callas Copy Share Image
Real friends are very special, but you have to be careful because sometimes you have a friend and you think they are made of… — Maria Callas Copy Share Image
That is the difference between good teachers and great teachers: good teachers make the best of a pupil's means; great teachers foresee a pupil's… — Maria Callas Copy Share Image
