【美国人物志】玛丽亚·卡拉斯(3/7)

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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。
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Maria Callas
Athens
Italy
Giovanni Battista Meneghini

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In 1941, when she was 17, Maria Callas was paid to sing in a major opera for the first time. She sang the leading roles in several operas in Athens during the next three years. In 1945, Callas was invited to perform in Italy. This was the real beginning of her profession as an opera singer. She performed major parts in several of the most famous operas. In 1949, she married an Italian industrialist, Giovanni Battista Meneghini. He was 20 years older. He became her adviser and manager.