Today I went on Google (because I was meaning to look for t-shirts with specific rock band names on them...) and I found this as the main picture! The beautiful Maria Callas, singing at some classic, lush opera venue.
I don't think my last blog fully captured/expressed how much this lady impresses and inspires me. Today Maria Callas would have been 90 years old. My late grandmother would have been 84 this year, and always took the time to read every newspaper clipping and article about Maria she could get her hands on. My grandmom was also a soprano.
Maria Callas, a coloratura, possessed a strong voice that could project over a large orchestra. My grandmother's voice was soft and delicate, powdery almost. I imagine my grandmother would have been happy for the extra power, though she had a sweetness of tone to make up for it. (I fall somewhere in between the two ladies.)
The thing that always stuck out in my mind: Even though Maria's background was from Greece, and my Grandmother's background was from Puerto Rico, they both had the same accent! I heard a recording of Maria instructing as a guest professor at the Juilliard school. I turned my head to the side and said "Abuela?"
Maybe it's silly, but Maria seems like the long lost aunt that I've not met yet. But she's also something to look up to in the world of both music and performance. I've learned so much from her by just watching youtube videos. I'll stop myself before I wax poetic or start recounting her biography to you guys. : p
I suppose I'm always glad to know that others love her as much as I do, and I really sense that my readers appreciate her, too. So this post is for you, my readers, and our common interests (I know opera is not everyone's cup of tea, but hey!)
Hopefully, I'll have another post for you on Thursday about my adventures in retail!
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