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Maria Callas
Because of marital and financial problems, Mrs Kalogeropoulos returned to Greece with her two daughters, and Maria studied singing under a famous singing master in Athens. After several school performances, she was offered a part at the Royal Opera, in Suppé ’s 'Boccaccio'.
When Athens was liberated by the British Forces, she worked as an interpreter for some time, but decided to return to her father in New York, in September 1945. She should have debuted in Chicago, but the company went bankrupt so, when Maria was offered a contract for “La Gioconda” in Verona, she gladly went to Italy.
The press haunted her constantly and her divorce from Menighini and her affair with Aristotle Onassis were covered all over the world. She contracted a throat disease which caused her voice to lose quality, but she refused to take it seriously. After Onassis' marriage to Jacqueline Kennedy, Maria broke down, then made several attempts to resurrect her career, but her voice was a mere shadow of its former self; fans were saddened by its deterioration. She died of heart failure in September 1977.
Quotes of Maria Callas:
I don’t need the money, dear. I work for art.
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