Maria Callas: Books - Catalog 30

Maria Callas - Books

A. Casta Diva - B. Tosi's fine new bio: L'Imcomparabile Callas. Filled with 280 rare or previously unused photos. Soft cover. Italian text
.....................................................................$95

B. Maria Callas - Giorgio Lise's treatment
.....................................................................$75

C. Callas Une Vie - Pierre-Jean Remy's 1978 biography in French. One of the first of the endless stream, and a good one. Many photos' chronology, d discography. Recommended
.....................................................................$95

D. Callas Gesichter Eines Mediums - text by Atilla Csampai. 272pp with 169 great photos. Wonderful book with short German text. Not available in the USA.
.....................................................................$85

E. Les Images d'Une Voix - Sergio Segalini's excellent 171pp bio with many photos and performance annals.
Scarce.........................................................$150

F. The Art Behind the Legend - Henry Wisneski's superb 1975 book. Still perhaps the best. Wonderful photos and performance annals.
Scarce...................................................$150

G. Maria Callas Remembered - Nadia Stanicoff's excellent 1987 bio. Illustrated
.....................................................................$25

H. Diva: The Life and Death of Maria Callas - Steven Linakis's treatment of the story, photos. Another approach.
.....................................................................$35

I. Mito e Malanconia - Carla Verga's version of the Callas story with still other super photos and yet differing interpretations of the events. Chronology, soft cover, in Italian
.....................................................................$95

J. Maria Callas - Camilla Cederna's paperback in the Longaneesi Gente Famosa series. 150pp in Italian and includes I Dischi di Maria Callas di M. Pasi. 1968
.....................................................................$50

K. Ricordo di Maria Callas - lovely 64pp book issued by Rosetum Milano in Memory of the 15th anniversary of her death. Very well done with beautiful photos and good Italian text. A complement to the others.
.....................................................................$50

L. Maria Callas; Auffuhrungen - Performances. New 223pp richly produced book filled with wonderful b/w photos from her performances at La Scala. Covent Garden, and the Met. German text.
.....................................................................$95

M. MARIA CALLAS - THE ART & THE LIFE & THE GREAT YEARS-the classic Ardoin/Fitzgerald collaboration. Large format picture filled-1974.
.....................................................................$150

N. CALLAS AS THEY SAW HER - David A. Lowe's 1986- well done book
.....................................................................$50

O. SISTERS A REVEALING PORTRAIT OF THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS DIVA by her SISTER JACKIE CALLAS.
A MUST.........................................................$40

P. MARIA MENEGHINI CALLAS - Michael Scott's 1991 treatment yet another view.
.....................................................................$30

Q. LA CALLAS - Herzfeld's nice small German language book-1959-Hard to find
.....................................................................$60

R. CALLAS -PORTRAIT OF A PRIMA DONNA- George Jellinek's EARLY 1960 bio. THE FIRST. STILL Valid
.....................................................................$50

S. CALLAS, METAMORPHISIS ONANARTISTICFORM - B. Nicoladai's 1995 - 479 pp monumental photographic record of her artistic life. Greek text. Great. Perhaps the most complete image collection
.....................................................................$225

Abbreviations
SP - Signed Photo AL - Album Leaf AS - Autograph Sentiment PCC - Printed Calling Cards ALS - Autographed Letter Signed D/S - Dedicated & Signed	ANS - Autographed, Note, Signed SPc - Signed Postcard AMusQS - Autographed Musical Quote Signed TLS - Letter signed by person described LS - Letter signed by person described, written by another

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