Maria Callas
@mmecallas.bsky.social
I will always be as difficult as necessary to achieve the best.
I don't need the money, dear. I work for art. #MariaCallas
December 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I don't need the money, dear. I work for art. #MariaCallas
I never lost my voice, but I lost strength in my diaphragm. I lost my bravery and fearlessness. As a result... my voice wobbled because I overstrained it. #MariaCallas
December 2, 2025 at 11:00 AM
I never lost my voice, but I lost strength in my diaphragm. I lost my bravery and fearlessness. As a result... my voice wobbled because I overstrained it. #MariaCallas
Love is so much better when you are not married. #MariaCallas
December 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Love is so much better when you are not married. #MariaCallas
Generally speaking all they're interested in is getting their money, put in their costume, singing as best as they can and then go. But that's not my idea of making music. #MariaCallas
December 1, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Generally speaking all they're interested in is getting their money, put in their costume, singing as best as they can and then go. But that's not my idea of making music. #MariaCallas
What am I? Is she only machines singing? No, she's a human being. I need help too. Life they say is terrible. Of course life is terrible, if we make it that way. #MariaCallas
November 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
What am I? Is she only machines singing? No, she's a human being. I need help too. Life they say is terrible. Of course life is terrible, if we make it that way. #MariaCallas
What Tulio Serafin said that impressed me was: "When one wants to find a gesture, when you want to find how to act on stage, all you have to do is listen to the music. The composer has already seen to that." #MariaCallas
November 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
What Tulio Serafin said that impressed me was: "When one wants to find a gesture, when you want to find how to act on stage, all you have to do is listen to the music. The composer has already seen to that." #MariaCallas
I would not kill my enemies, but I will make them get down on their knees. I will, I can, I must. #MariaCallas
November 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I would not kill my enemies, but I will make them get down on their knees. I will, I can, I must. #MariaCallas
The public is a monster and that is why I am not eager to return to the stage. #MariaCallas
November 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The public is a monster and that is why I am not eager to return to the stage. #MariaCallas
We cannot modernize opera too much because as it is, we must accept it, which is old-fashioned. We must give it a bit of fresh air and cut certain lengthy music repetitions. #MariaCallas
November 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
We cannot modernize opera too much because as it is, we must accept it, which is old-fashioned. We must give it a bit of fresh air and cut certain lengthy music repetitions. #MariaCallas
Opera is dead. It's outdated. And there's nothing you can do about it to change it. As singers if the composer did something bad, it's your responsibility to give it some coloratura, but that's all you can do. #MariaCallas
November 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Opera is dead. It's outdated. And there's nothing you can do about it to change it. As singers if the composer did something bad, it's your responsibility to give it some coloratura, but that's all you can do. #MariaCallas
I am embarrassed by compliments. I cannot have the same perception of myself as the public has. I cannot judge myself and I have a hard time realizing what I have done. But if you manage to persuade and to thrill the public then you have won. #MariaCallas
November 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I am embarrassed by compliments. I cannot have the same perception of myself as the public has. I cannot judge myself and I have a hard time realizing what I have done. But if you manage to persuade and to thrill the public then you have won. #MariaCallas
I am not an angel and do not pretend to be. That is not one of my roles. But I am not a devil, either. I am a woman and a serious artist, and I would like so to be judged. #MariaCallas
November 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
I am not an angel and do not pretend to be. That is not one of my roles. But I am not a devil, either. I am a woman and a serious artist, and I would like so to be judged. #MariaCallas
Music should be essentially simple and upon simplicity and beauty of line it can become great. #MariaCallas
November 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Music should be essentially simple and upon simplicity and beauty of line it can become great. #MariaCallas
Real friends are very special, but you have to be careful because sometimes you have a friend and you think they are made of rock, then suddenly you realise they're only made of sand. #MariaCallas
November 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Real friends are very special, but you have to be careful because sometimes you have a friend and you think they are made of rock, then suddenly you realise they're only made of sand. #MariaCallas
Trills are necessary and they have to be well performed. Take Trovatore; Verdi and Donizetti used a lot of trills. They used them to express feelings so a trill is necessary as a technical skill for an interpreter. #MariaCallas
November 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Trills are necessary and they have to be well performed. Take Trovatore; Verdi and Donizetti used a lot of trills. They used them to express feelings so a trill is necessary as a technical skill for an interpreter. #MariaCallas
The only thing I can say is that people who don't like me can just not come and hear me. #MariaCallas
November 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The only thing I can say is that people who don't like me can just not come and hear me. #MariaCallas
Even though I did not like my voice I learned to accept it and to be detached and objective. My voice is unique as is everyone’s. It is not how we sing but the uniqueness we bring – like the way we walk or talk…one’s own unique persona. #MariaCallas
November 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Even though I did not like my voice I learned to accept it and to be detached and objective. My voice is unique as is everyone’s. It is not how we sing but the uniqueness we bring – like the way we walk or talk…one’s own unique persona. #MariaCallas
When you learn to really become a musician after a singer, you have to put your instrument to the service of music. #MariaCallas
November 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM
When you learn to really become a musician after a singer, you have to put your instrument to the service of music. #MariaCallas
What Tulio Serafin said that impressed me was: "When one wants to find a gesture, when you want to find how to act on stage, all you have to do is listen to the music. The composer has already seen to that." #MariaCallas
November 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
What Tulio Serafin said that impressed me was: "When one wants to find a gesture, when you want to find how to act on stage, all you have to do is listen to the music. The composer has already seen to that." #MariaCallas
I am not an angel and do not pretend to be. That is not one of my roles. But I am not the devil either. I am a woman and a serious artist, and I would like so to be judged. #MariaCallas
November 23, 2025 at 11:00 AM
I am not an angel and do not pretend to be. That is not one of my roles. But I am not the devil either. I am a woman and a serious artist, and I would like so to be judged. #MariaCallas
What am I? Is she only machines singing? No, she's a human being. I need help too. Life they say is terrible. Of course life is terrible, if we make it that way. #MariaCallas
November 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
What am I? Is she only machines singing? No, she's a human being. I need help too. Life they say is terrible. Of course life is terrible, if we make it that way. #MariaCallas
The public is a monster and that is why I am not eager to return to the stage. #MariaCallas
November 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The public is a monster and that is why I am not eager to return to the stage. #MariaCallas
The critics said that I was tired at the end of Traviata but I took it as a compliment because I struggled to find this tired quality for her and it's dangerous. #MariaCallas
November 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The critics said that I was tired at the end of Traviata but I took it as a compliment because I struggled to find this tired quality for her and it's dangerous. #MariaCallas
I don’t like listening to myself – I don’t like the kind of voice I have. #MariaCallas
November 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
I don’t like listening to myself – I don’t like the kind of voice I have. #MariaCallas
I would not kill my enemies, but I will make them get down on their knees. I will, I can, I must. #MariaCallas
November 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I would not kill my enemies, but I will make them get down on their knees. I will, I can, I must. #MariaCallas