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Quote by Maria Callas

“I admire Tebaldi's tone; it's beautiful - also some beautiful phrasing. Sometimes, I actually wish I had her voice.”

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Maria Callas, born on December 2, 1923, in New York, was a legendary opera soprano. Known for her unique voice and emotional expressiveness, she is considered one of the greatest opera singers of the 20th century. Although her singing career was short, Callas left a profound mark on the opera stage and had a lasting impact on the art form. more

“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." If you take the trouble to really listen with your soul and with your ears - and I say soul and ears because the mind must work, but not too much also - you will find every gesture there. And it is all true, you know.”

Ifs Knows Want Mind Said Soul Too Much Trouble Stage Ears Your Soul Composer Gestures Impressed True You

Author:Maria Callas

“The foaminess of the Falls, together with the tinge of tawny yellow in the troubled waters, only reminded me of so much unattainable soda and sherry, and made me feel thirstier than ever.”

Feels Made Together Fall Water Yellow Unattainable Soda Sherry Troubled Waters

Author:George Augustus Henry Sala

“England is surrounded by enemies - by real enemies who hate her. Why? Because she tries to be honest; and she tries to be free.”

Trying Real Hate Enemy Honest England Being Honest Hate Her

Author:George Augustus Henry Sala

“A happy marriage perhaps represents the ideal of human relationship -- a setting in which each partner, while acknowledging the need of the other, feels free to be what he or she by nature is: a relationship in which instinct as well as intellect can find expression; in which giving and taking are equal; in which each accepts the other, and I confronts Thou.”