I cannot switch my voice. My voice is not like an elevator going up and down.

Quote by Maria Callas

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When music fails to agree to the ear, to soothe the ear and the heart...

When music fails to agree to the ear, to soothe the ear and the heart...

On stage, I am in the dark.On stage, I am in the dark.

On stage, I am in the dark.On stage, I am in the dark.

I prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage.

I prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage.

I am not an angel and do not pretend to be. That is not one...

I am not an angel and do not pretend to be. That is not one...

An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has...

An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has...

When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I'm slipping.

When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I'm slipping.

If I have stepped on some people at times because I am at the top,...

If I have stepped on some people at times because I am at the top,...

Love is so much better when you're not married.

Love is so much better when you're not married.

I don't need the money, dear. I work for art.

I don't need the money, dear. I work for art.

I was always too mature for my age - and not very happy. I had...

I was always too mature for my age - and not very happy. I had...

First I lost my voice, then I lost my figure and then I lost Onassis.

First I lost my voice, then I lost my figure and then I lost Onassis.

I don't need the money, dear. I work for art.

I don't need the money, dear. I work for art.

I would like to be Maria, but there is La Callas who demands that I...

I would like to be Maria, but there is La Callas who demands that I...

It's a terrible thing to go through life thinking that you have a rock on...

It's a terrible thing to go through life thinking that you have a rock on...

An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has...

An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has...

There must be a law against forcing children to perform at an early age. Children...

There must be a law against forcing children to perform at an early age. Children...

I would not kill my enemies, but I will make them get down on their...

I would not kill my enemies, but I will make them get down on their...

That is the difference between good teachers and great teachers: good teachers make the best...

That is the difference between good teachers and great teachers: good teachers make the best...

You are born an artist or you are not. And you stay an artist, dear,...

You are born an artist or you are not. And you stay an artist, dear,...

I don't know what happens to me on stage. Something else seems to take over.

I don't know what happens to me on stage. Something else seems to take over.