First I lost weight, then I lost my voice, and now I've lost Onassis. — 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
