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出版Frewin, 1967
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=5AesuQAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋Maria Callas belongs to that tiny band of artists whose jewelled gifts seem to have been bestowed by the Gods--artists whose magic sets them apart from other mortals and turns them into lofty enigmas. And in the world of opera Maria Callas is the supreme enigma: a myth in her own time. No international celebrity has attracted more publicity--or more controversy. Yet who really knows Maria Callas the woman, the human being? One person does, in many ways uniquely--the great star's own mother. And in painting this frank but never malicious portrait of her famous daughter, Madame Callas calmly demolishes many an apocryphal tale. She also tells the little-known story of Maria's years in Athens during the fascist and communist occupations. She writes about the teachers who trained Maria's voice while she was still a teenage girl and who later coached her for her great dramatic roles as Tosca, Aida, Norma and Medea. This book faces up to the rift that till recently separated Madame Callas and Maria; but never does the mother falter in her love, sympathy and understanding for her daughter. This book illuminates the life and personality of a truly great diva. --Adapted from dust jacket.