RARE LIMITED 1ST EDITION
(Universe of Stars) SERIES
JEWELRY DESIGN FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY ART BIOGRAPHY BOOK
BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED COMPACT PERFECT HAND HOLDING SIZE AT
6.5 x 0.75 x 9 inches
Product description
Traces the life of the opera singer, including her childhood, singing career, and widespread celebrity.
It's hard to believe there's a whole new generation of opera
lovers who have come of age with little acquaintance with the
unparalleled art of Maria Callas.
This singer was a key catalyzing
element in the postwar renaissance of fascination with opera's
possibilities--musical and
dramatic--that continues into the present.
Of course, the techniques of
"mechanical reproduction" can only hint at the unique aura that this
icon--known to her admirers as "La Divina"--possessed.
But no opera
lover should be without at least some examples of her recorded legacy,
say in such signature roles as Tosca, Norma, or Violetta in La Traviata.
As for that other crucial aspect of the Callas aura--her mesmerizing
stage presence--this attractively produced book offers a tantalizing
hint, whether for the longtime Callas fanatic or the budding operaphile.
Co-published by the Vendome Press, La Callas
is essentially a visual essay comprising 40-plus black-and-white
photographs.
We see the artist backstage, in her private life, and
wearing the masks of several of her great roles.
When Callas becomes the
medium for one of these character interpretations--Medea, Lucia,
Butterfly--the utter transformation registered by the camera is still
transfixing.
Introducing the photographs is a short but notionally rich
essay by French music critic André Tubeuf, consisting of a thumbnail
sketch of Callas's life and some thoughtful musings on the significance
of her fame.
Product details
- Publisher
:
Universe; 1st Ed edition (October 15, 1999)
- Language
:
English
- Hardcover
:
79 pages
- ISBN-10
:
0789303817
- ISBN-13
:
978-0789303813
- Item Weight
:
11.2 ounces
- Dimensions
:
6.5 x 0.5 x 9 inches
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