I can see diamonds, Golden music notes and miracles emerging from her lips when she speaks. I adore her like Don Quijote does Dulcinea....- - I have dreamed thee too long, never seen thee or touched thee but known thee with all of my heart- ....
In the seconds after 0:50 as she looks up I wonder what she was thinking / feeling. It seems as for a brief moment she is transported elsewhere to a place of profound sadness and sense of loss. Few people can convey such intense emotion through their eyes/face. I think she had so much more depth and intelligence than your average person that she must have felt quite isolated and alone in a sense.
Yes I agree; it can be very isolating to be a genius in a way. She was immensely talented but also very intelligent and deep. That can often be a recipe for loneliness despite her obvious beauty. A truly unique person.
I think the intensity conveyed in that moment is Callas concentrating on listening to the interviewer to see if she can understand some of what he's saying.
Such a great interview! Maria is reallky down to earth and just states the obvious. She never denied that she is human and that her voice, like everything else is subject to time!!! Marvelous interview Thank you for posting this!!!!
@@BellaFirenze To be honest, his skill goes beyond mere bilingualism. He's clearly very *eloquent* and poetic in both languages; clearly has equal excellent command of both languages (not all bilinguals do); and, what impresses me most, he is able to translate absolutely fluently, without stuttering or struggling to rephrase (most bilinguals cannot do that). It's really very impressive.
Wunderbar.. i am not at all sure she doesn’t speak/understand german since she sang a lot of Wagner and Beethoven in her early days.. Always a pleasure to see and listen to her, vielen Dank. Grüße, Dana
She sang Wagner in Italian and Beethoven in Greek in Athens, unfortunately she never sang in German apart from a rehearsal of a Schubert’s Lied in 1976.
@@francescocosta9399 there are documented statements that during the 40’s while Greece was under German occupation she indeed sung some also in German.. also German isn’t very difficult for an native English speaker .. but indeed I think she wasn’t comfortable speaking it and making some mistakes, her being a total perfectionist
@@kbhprinsesse According to the Frank Hamilton archives, only some Schubert and Brahms lieder. She was also announced for cancelled performances of the Flying Dutchman, but I assume that those were intended to be sung in Greek,
@@ER1CwC they were, she sang everything in Athens in Greek except for a few performances of Tosca specifically ordered by the Italian occpuying forces to be sung in Italian.
@@fzpe856 even so he rambles on too much. He is too tense and is unable to relax into a natural conversation. Highly unfortunate choice of host for such a fascinating guest.
