【美国人物志】玛丽亚·卡拉斯(4/7)

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著名的美籍希腊女高音歌唱家，二十世纪最伟大的歌剧女王，以其优美歌声和与希腊船王悲剧性的爱情而出名。一生演出歌剧百部以上，音量幅度极宽，从轻巧的花腔女高音到最壮实的戏剧性 声部都能胜任，有机地把富有强烈戏剧性和有俏丽灵活特点的花腔唱法结合在一起。擅于形体表演，具有崇高、隽永的雕塑美。是世界公认的全能女高音歌唱家。她对“复活”十九世纪早期意大利歌剧、对歌剧表演艺术的发展、创新起了巨大的推动作用。以其充满生命力的歌声风靡于世，几达无人可及之境界。
Hints:
Maria Callas
La Scala
Milan
"Eida"
Aida
Ethiopian
Metropolitan Opera
New York
"Norma"
Vincenzo Bellini
Gaul

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In 1950, Maria Callas performed for the first time at the famous La Scala opera house in Milan, Italy. She sang in the famous opera "Eida" by Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi. She sang the part of Aida, an Ethiopian slave in ancient Egypt.During the 1950s and 1960s, Maria Callas sang in about 40 major operas in the most famous opera houses in the world. In 1956, she appeared for the first time at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. She sang the lead in the opera "Norma" by Italian composer Vincenzo Bellini. She was a great success. Norma, a religious leader in the ancient city of Gaul, became one of her most famous parts.