Maria Callas interview
November 27th, 2007 by Steve Bowbrick
I found this treasure at the bottom of my iTunes library. It went out as part of The Times’ (apparently moribund) classical podcast back in January. It’s an interview with Maria Callas recorded forty years ago. She’s everything you’d expect of an operatic diva of the old school. The unnamed interviewer (I think Callas calls him ‘Mr Dance’) fawns expertly and Callas delivers the unnerving mix of fragility, coquettishness and steely self-belief that caused millions to love her. Blimey (MP3, podcast).
