Maria Callas
FameRank: 6

"Maria Callas", Italian orders of merit/Commendatore OMRI, was an American-born Greeks/Greek soprano and one of the most renowned and influential opera singers of the 20th century. Critics praised her bel canto technique, wide-ranging voice and dramatic interpretations. Her repertoire ranged from classical opera seria to the bel canto operas of Gaetano Donizetti/Donizetti, Vincenzo Bellini/Bellini and Gioachino Rossini/Rossini and further, to the works of Giuseppe Verdi/Verdi and Giacomo Puccini/Puccini; and, in her early career, to the music dramas of Richard Wagner/Wagner. Her musical and dramatic talents led to her being hailed as La Divina.

If you enjoy these quotes, be sure to check out other famous musicians! More Maria Callas on Wikipedia.

I am not an angel and do not pretend to be. That is not one of my roles. But I am not the devil either. I am a woman and a serious artist, and I would like so to be judged.

Don't talk to me about rules, dear. Wherever I stay I make the god dam rules.

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.

I would not kill my enemies, but I will make them get down on their knees. I will, I can, I must.

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.

I don't need the money, dear. I work for art.

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.

Love is so much better when you're not married.

When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I'm slipping.