When the curtain rises, the only thing that speaks is courage.
MARIA CALLASWhen music fails to agree to the ear, to soothe the ear and the heart and the senses, then it has missed the point.
More Maria Callas Quotes
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An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has come down. It starts in my imagination, it becomes my life, and it stays part of my life long after I’ve left the opera house.
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On stage, I am in the dark.
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I will always be as difficult as necessary to achieve the best.
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ART is domination. It’s making people think that for that precise moment in time there is only one way, one voice. Yours.
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When I did not become enemies, then I understand that there was nothing standing.
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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.
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What is there in life if you do not work? There is only sensation, and there are only a few sensations— you cannot live on them. You can only live on work, by work, through work. How can you live with self-respect if you do not do things as well as lies in you?
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The public is a monster and that is why I am not eager to return to the stage.
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I cannot switch my voice. My voice is not like an elevator going up and down.
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That is the difference between good teachers and great teachers: good teachers make the best of a pupil’s means; great teachers foresee a pupil’s ends.
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There must be a law against forcing children to perform at an early age. Children should have a wonderful childhood. They should not be given too much responsibility.
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I want to be a mature artist with a different kind of thinking.
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Only my dogs will not betray me.
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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.
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When music fails to agree to the ear, to soothe the ear and the heart and the senses, then it has missed the point.
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