"Some say I have a beautiful voice, some say I have not.
It is a matter of opinion. All I can say, those who don't
like it shouldn't come to hear me."
like it shouldn't come to hear me."
Μαρία Καλογεροπούλου
"La Divina"
02.12.1923 - 16.09.1977
"In 1954, Maria Callas recorded a memorable version of Bellini's Norma at the Cinema Metropol, the theater where today Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana stage their fashion shows. With the legendary soprano for inspiration, their collection was unapologetically operatic."
It's all a bit cheeky-but I like it!
(all D& G images from Style.com)
"You are born an artist or you are not. And you stay an artist,dear, even if your voice is less of a fireworks. The artist is
always there."
always there."
Callas as Violetta
Callas in Puritani
Callas in La Traviata
Callas as Norma
in her first La Traviata
LA DIVINA
"Some say I have a beautiful voice, some say I have not.It is a matter of opinion. All I can say, those who don't
like it shouldn't come to hear me."
like it shouldn't come to hear me."
Maria with her dog
in Tosca at the Met
LA DIVINA
in La Traviata at La Scala
Callas performances and flowing baroque patterns for the D&G finale
last word:
"I don't need the money, dear. I work for art."
