Maria Callas interview with Bernard Gavoty : "Une heure avec Maria Callas" 

Alina Zamfir and look it up, it was a total nightmare working with her :D be realistic, she was a talented beautiful bitch :D

... and wasted it on a Greek gangster. Why do women fall for the bad guys?

@CharlyRomeo2009 That can not be all.

Perhaps...

She lived in the countries of the languages she spoke. It is a natural process. I cannot imagine living in a country for any time, and not picking up the language. Languages asides, she was a fantastic singer. Loved her voice ! I observed some inconsistencies about her , not singing for a long time when she was close to Onassis. She claims that Onassis did not want her to sing but if we hear another version It was her decision not to sing and Onassis was against it as it was the main attraction she had, to him. Very interesting.....He wanted to enjoy his famous lover, but lost interest when she stopped singing. He decided to win Jackie over, and have a change of scenery. She wanted him for his money and he wanted her for her fame. People living in delusions, in the end, will lose everything. Jackie went on living a long time, with the financial assistance of her new companion who invested her money and made it grow, many folds.......She had a knack for rich old men. She died of cancer but a very rich woman......Ha. I guess Caroline has her money now.

In Europe, most people speak at least 3 languages. It is a norm and a useful tool.

@@linanicolia1363 Come in France, and you'll be disappointed ! rather a jargonese of a few English words and that'q all!

@@linanicolia1363 I'm from Europe, most people speak their native language and English (maybe) there are a few who speaks more than 2 language, i would say about 5%

One in 100 billion!!!

@@linanicolia1363 I'm a Japanese living in France and most people here don't speak English. By the way, we Japanese can only speak Japanese too lol.

PERFETTO

I watched that recently and absolutely agree- no match for La Callas!

I'm three minutes into this interview and wondering why she is still entertaining this fool? Amazing how she keeps smiling and entertaining his garbage. What grace!

The interviewer is just fine - he is simply asking the kind of somewhat indelicate questions to which everyone wants to hear the answers. Besides, Callas is more than a match for him. You don't see her being the least bit non-plussed or even slightly irritated. Also, never forget - these people being interviewed receive the questions in advance. It's all a bit staged. I know, because I've worked in this business for 40 years.

Screw the journalists

elle etait magique. Maintenant elle est morte mais sa voix est encore avec nous.

Oleg Rasputin love her too...i agree...greetings from greece

It's OK. She lived there......

@@linanicolia1363 So do I. And I knew she lived here. But not all who live here speak excellent French. NB: My first published memoir was about Callas.

@@linanicolia1363 Callas didn't live in France until she retired from the opera stage. She first learned French during the musical training. As she insisted during her master class at the Juilliard, one can properly sing the text only when one actually speak and understand the language.

Non, pas excellent. Mais spécial et très attachant. Comme elle.

@@gerardcohen7780 Pour une Américaine, c'est assez excellent. Je sais de quoi je parle, pas plus que vous, mais la plupart de mes compatriotes qui tentent de parler français le font "like two left feet". 😊

Quelle est belle

Oui. Though I don’t know a word of French.

Même devant les plus sages et plus artistes des personnes les journalistes s'arrangent toujours tourner autour des futilités

L Amour est enfant de Bohême.....

Hélas , à la fin de sa courte vie , elle était trop consciente qu'elle n'était plus la grande , unique , inoubliable Maria Callas.... C'est pour cela que le monde entier parle toujours autant de cette magnifique artiste. Les déesses ne meurent pas disait d'elle , Rolf Lieberman. Merci Madame Callas

@@jean-philippe3925 elle ne mourra jamais car elle vit ... dans le souvenir

voice mind languages would mean nothing to the wolrd had she not looked like a model and had a social life with the socialites. that's the sad truth ( about the world). When I think of the incredible( few but they exist) artists in classical music now that nobody ( no manager, no audience) really pays attention to simply because they refuse to wear the mini skirts...

Anna Maksymova divine, articulate , a Greek goddess, international icon, the brightest operatic star in history.

Perhaps a candidate for greatest performing musician ever.

@PolishViking 😀

She was beautiful and so clever.

yes, good genes go a long way, full eyebrows and full dark hair and good skin as well

imagine her not being `difficult`, her singing would be uninteresting i believe

That s what maria callas wanted to seem like. She was full of proud and thought she s the best. 😂

❤

If she only had a slightly better taste for the men that she chose as her partners she would have been happier as well. She had everything and she was messing up herself by meddling up with idiots. But to be fair that is always the case. The very talented and charismatic persons can't find easily the right match for them. Someone who can appreciate their talents and go with them instead of going for them or against them.

@@creativecolours2022 Well said. She said everything that sums it up: she put him on a pedestal so he used her and throw her when she was not needed any more.

@@ewa5803 I assume that you talk about Onassis. Because in the case of Menenghini it was the other way round. He was the one who put her on the pedestal and he gave her financial security when she began her career and the opportunity to advance this career in opera. But he was as well completely unsuitable for as her husband. He was 29 years older than her and in his case she was the one who eventually left him. But generally speaking she didn't choose the right partners. She went with two way too older than her men, who both were very rich instead of going for someone closer to her age and more artistic. She could choose whoever she liked but she stuck with Onassis who aside the fact that he was filth in his business he wasn't even a good looking man. I don't know how she fell that hard for him! It wasn't that she needed his money when she met him as she had already established her fame and she was the most well paid opera singer of her time.

@@creativecolours2022 Thank youn for your beautifull explanation. I think...the reason could be that deep inside she felt she did not deserve more ( plus maybe some daddy issues😉). Financial, artistic or any other success does not guarantee self worth. Look at Witney Houston. Same thing. Both beautifull and talented women, same thing. All the best🤗

oui et merci pour votre magnifique commentaire car quand je vois les commentaires plus haut c'est effrayant de lire autant de bêtises sur Maria Callas .

Elle devait être dure - c'est comme ça qu'elle a survécu et conquis sa place dans l'histoire.

@@enriquesanchez2001 Chère Maria Callas... Ce n est pas de la dureté... C est du réalisme pure... Et une grande intelligence.... Cet interview est touchant de vérité... De sa vraie personnalité... ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Una mujer que hizo su lugar en el mundo porque tenía la determinación y la inteligencia para vencer a todos los tiranos y tontos que querían un pedazo de ella.

elle avait étudié avec elvira de Hidalgo qui parlait tres bien le francais

I did notice the journalists treated the interviews with her like an interrogation. She is so amazing and deep not like the entertainers today. The females want to be pubescent and giggle. Ms. Callas was a profound artist.