【美国人物志】玛丽亚·卡拉斯(5/7)

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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
Mr. Meneghini
Greek
Aristotle Onassis
"Tosca"
Giacomo Puccini
Floria

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During the years, Maria Callas often had problems with her voice. Critics said some of her performances were not her best. Sometimes she had to cancel performances. Her relations with the officials of major opera companies often were tense. Many harmful stories were written about Callas. The stories suggested that people she worked with thought she was difficult. However, many people who worked most closely with her denied this. When she was not singing in operas, Callas was making recordings. She made more recordings than any other singer of her time.
In 1959, her marriage to Mr. Meneghini ended. Maria Callas became the lover of a rich Greek businessman, Aristotle Onassis. Callas suffered more problems with her voice. So she sang less. In 1965, she sang in the opera "Tosca" by Italian composer Giacomo Puccini. She was Floria, an Italian singer. It was a part she had sung many times. It was the last time she appeared in an opera.