Maria Callas quotes
Maria Callas was a renowned Greek-American soprano, celebrated as one of the most influential opera singers of the 20th century. Her dramatic interpretations and extraordinary vocal range captivated audiences around the world. She remains an icon of passion, artistry, and vocal brilliance in the world of classical music. Here are 52 of her quotes:
It takes a little more time to get into the role, but not very much more. In making a record you don't have the sense of projection over a distance as in an opera house. We have this microphone and this magnifies all details of a performance, all exaggerations. In the theater, you can get away with a very large, very grand phrase. For the microphone, you have to tone it down. It's the same as making a film, your gestures will be seen in close-up, so they cannot be exaggerated as they would be in a theater.
Maria Callas
![What [Tullio Serafin] said that impressed me was: "When one wants to find a gesture, when you want to find how to act on stage, all you have to do is listen to the music. The composer has already seen to that." If you take the trouble to really listen with your soul and with your ears - and I say soul and ears because the mind must work, but not too much also - you will find every gesture there. And it is all true, you know. (Maria Callas)](https://cdn.quotesdtb.com/img/quotes_images_webp/80/maria-callas-act-composer-147980.webp)
