Maria Callas: A Musical Biography »

Author Robert Levine is an internationally known music and travel writer whose work has appeared in dozens of publications. He was the co-editor of Records' Classical Pulse! Magazine, helped launch and was the Senior Editor-in-chief of Andante.com, a world wide web site devoted to every aspect of classical music and musicians. He attends his operas and symphonies in New York.

A biography of the extraordinary life and art of Greek soprano Maria Callas (1923-1977). Includes a track-by-track commentary on her major performances, all included on two full-length CDs, as well as a glossary, chronology, performance history, and discography. Nice b&w photographs throughout. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

The Washington Post

There has probably been more subliterate gush published about Maria Callas than any other musician; her very name seems to incite a sort of glandular hysteria. It is a pleasure, then, to turn to Robert Levine's Maria Callas: A Musical Biography, which treats this very serious artist with the seriousness she deserves. It is a book aimed at both the professional and the lay listener, and it is accompanied by two compact discs that trace the Callas career in considerable detail. — Tim Page