Description
| Product ID: | 9781803990262 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Cast a Diva |
| Subtitle: | The Hidden Life of Maria Callas |
| Authors: | Author: Lyndsy Spence |
| Page Count: | 320 |
| Subjects: | Opera, Opera, Composers and songwriters, Biography: arts and entertainment, History, History, Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, Biography: arts & entertainment, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, France, Italy, Greece, USA, 20th century |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The first biography in over 15 years of Maria Callas, and the first to portray her as a feminist icon rather than a bitchy diva Maria Callas (1923–77) was the greatest opera diva of all time. Despite a career that remains unmatched by any prima donna, much of her life was overshadowed by her fiery relationship with Aristotle Onassis, who broke her heart when he left her for Jacqueline Kennedy, and her legendary tantrums on and off the stage. However, little is known about the woman behind the diva. She was a girl brought up between New York and Greece, who was forced to sing by her emotionally abusive mother and who left her family behind in Greece for an international career. Feted by royalty and Hollywood stars, she fought sexism to rise to the top, but there was one thing she wanted but could not have – a happy private life. In Cast a Diva, bestselling author Lyndsy Spence draws on previously unseen documents to reveal the raw, tragic story of a true icon. |
| Imprint Name: | The History Press Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | The History Press Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-09-29 |