Maria Callas: A Life Revealed - The Stelios Galatopoulos Archive

Original typed manuscript by Stelios Galatopoulos, 'Maria Callas: Sacred Monster', published by Simon Schuster: New York, 1998 (possibly incomplet...

Stelios Galatopoulos, 'Maria Callas: Sacred Monster', published by Simon Schuster: New York, 1998, includes various sized black and white photogra...

Original 9.4" x 7" (24cm x 18cm) black and white photos of Maria Callas, including her visiting the historical La Tour d'Argent restaurant and win...

A photocopy of a letter from Maria Callas to Stelios Galatopoulos, "Dear Galatopolous, Another book about me - goodness gracious! I feel terribly ...

Maria Callas in 'Cavalleria Rusticana', an opera in one act by Mascagni, first performed at Rome Opera in 1890. Under the name Maria Kalogeropoulo...

Maria Callas in 'Bocaccio', an operatta in three acts by Suppe, first performed at the Carl Theatre in Vienna in 1879. Callas sang Beatrice, her p...

Maria Callas in 'Tosca', an opera in three acts by Puccini, first performed at Rome Opera in 1900. Callas first sang Tosca (her first professional...

Maria Callas in 'Ho Protomastora', an opera in two parts by Manolis Kalomiris, first performed at the Municipal Theatre in Athens in 1916. Callas ...

Maria Callas in 'Tiefland', an opera in a prologue and two acts by d'Albert, first performed in Prague in 1903. Callas sang Marta in Tiefland at t...

Maria Callas performed in three operas by Wagner; 'Tristan und Isolde' was first performed in Munich in 1865, with Callas singing Isolde at La Fen...

Maria Callas in 'I Puritani', an opera in three parts by Bellini, first performed in Paris in 1835. Callas first sang Elvira in I Puritani at La F...

Maria Callas in 'Aida', an opera in four acts by Verdi, first performed in Cairo in 1871. Callas first sang Aida in Turin in September 1948 and la...

Maria Callas in 'Nabucco', an opera in four parts by Verdi, first performed at La Scala on 9 March 1842. Callas sang Abigaille in Nabucco three ti...

Maria Callas in 'Turandot', an opera in three acts by Puccini, first performed at La Scala on 25 April 1926. Callas first sang Turandot at La Feni...

Maria Callas in 'Il Trovatore', an opera in four parts by Verdi, first performed in Rome in 1853. Callas first sang Leonora in Il Trovatore in Mex...

Maria Callas in 'I Vespri Siciliani', an opera in four acts by Verdi, first performed in Paris in 1855. Callas sang the role of Elena in I Vespri ...

Maria Callas in 'Il Ratto Dal Serraglio', an opera in three acts by Mozart, first performed at the Burgtheater, Vienna in 1782. Callas sang the pa...

Maria Callas in 'Orfeo ed Euridice', an opera in four acts by Haydn, first performed complete for a recording in Vienna in 1950 and on stage at th...

Maria Callas in 'Rigoletto', an opera in three acts by Verdi, first performed at La Fenice, Venice in 1851. Callas sang Gilda in Rigoletto twice i...

A 9.4" x 7" (24cm x 18cm) black and white photo of Maria Callas with her dog Toy at home in Verona, 1955, stamped to reverse Arena di Verona   Foo...

Original 9.4" x 7" (24cm x 18cm) black and white photo of Maria Callas recording Norma in 1954, stamped to reverse in blue Foto Erio Piccagliani -...

A 9.4" x 7" (24cm x 18cm) black and white photo of Maria Callas in Paris, 1963, stamped to reverse 'Pathe Marconi ... Claude Poirier'   Footnotes:...

Maria Callas in 'Norma', an opera in two acts by Bellini, first performed at La Scala in 1831. Callas first sang Norma in November 1948 in Florenc...

A 9.4" x 7" (24cm x 18cm) black and white photo of Maria Callas as Norma confronting the faithless Pollione (played by Corelli), Paris Opera, 1964...

Two 9.4" x 7" (24cm x 18cm) black and white photos plus one smaller featuring Maria Callas as Norma performing at La Scala, 1955, all three stampe...

Maria Callas in 'Madama Butterfly', an opera in two acts by Puccini, first performed at La Scala in 1904. Callas sang Butterfly three times in Chi...

A signed 9.5" x 7" (24cm x 18cm) black and white publicity image of Maria Callas playing Butterfly in Chicago, 1955, by Ellio Luxardo, signed in b...

Maria Callas in 'Macbeth', an opera in four acts by Verdi, first performed in Florence in 1847. Callas sang Lady Macbeth five times at La Scala in...

Maria Callas in 'Alceste', an opera in three acts by Gluck, first performed in Vienna in 1767. Callas sang Alceste four times at La Scala in 1954....

Maria Callas in 'Don Carlos' an opera in five acts by Verdi, first performed in French at the Paris Opera in 1867 and in Italian at La Scala in 18...

Maria Callas in 'Mefistofele', an opera in prologue, four acts and an epilogue by Arrigo Boito, first performed at La Scala in 1868. Callas sang M...

Maria Callas in 'Il Turco in Italia', an opera in two acts by Romani, first performed at La Scala in 1814. Callas first sang Donna Fiorilla in Il ...

Maria Callas in 'Il Turco in Italia' an opera in two acts by Romani, first performed at La Scala in 1814. Callas first sang Donna Fiorilla in Il T...

Maria Callas in 'La Vestale', an opera in three acts by Spontini, first performed at the Paris Opera in 1807. Callas sang Giulia in La Vestale fiv...

Maria Callas in 'La Vestale' by Spontini - Callas sang Giulia in La Vestale five times at La Scala in November 1954. This was the first time the t...

Maria Callas in 'La Vestale' by Spontini - Callas sang Giulia in La Vestale five times at La Scala in November 1954, includes a dramatic 9.4" x 7"...

Maria Callas in 'La Vestale' by Spontini - Callas sang Giulia in La Vestale five times at La Scala in November 1954, includes a dramatic 9.4" x 7"...

Maria Callas in 'Andrea Chenier', an opera in four acts by Giordano, first performed at La Scala in 1896. Callas sang Maddalena six times at La Sc...

Maria Callas in 'Andrea Chenier', an opera in four acts by Giordano, first performed at La Scala in 1896. Callas sang Maddalena six times at La Sc...

Maria Callas in 'Medea', an opera in three acts by Cherubini, with recitatives to replace the original spoken dialogue by Franz Lachner, first per...

A signed 9.5" x 7" (24cm x 18cm) black and white photo of Maria Callas playing Medea at La Scala in their 1953/54 season, conducted by the young L...

Two rare 9.5" x 7" (24cm x 18cm) black and white photos of Maria Callas playing Medea at Covent Garden in 1959, taken by the progressive British p...

Iconic black and white portrait photos of Maria Callas in Medea, from various productions. The Alex Minotis (Greek, 1900-1990) production with Cal...

A 9.4" x 7" (24cm x 18cm) black and white photo showing Maria Callas's final curtain call as Medea with Giulietta Siminiato and Jon Vickers on 29 ...

Maria Callas in 'La Gioconda', an opera in four acts by Ponchielli, first performed at La Scala in 1876. Callas first sang Gioconda at the Arena d...

Maria Callas in 'Fedora', an opera in three acts by Giordano, first performed at the Teatro Lirico, Milan, in 1898. Callas sang Fedora six times a...

A striking 9.4" x 7" (24cm x 18cm) black and white photo of Maria Callas in full costume as Fedora, performing at La Scala in May 1956, taken from...

Two 9.4" x 7" (24cm x 18cm) black and white photos of Maria Callas in full costume as Fedora, performing at La Scala in May 1956, taken from Act 2...

A 9.4" x 7" (24cm x 18cm) black and white photo plus three smaller versions, of Maria Callas as Fedora with the Italian tenor Franco Corelli (1921...

Maria Callas in 'Lucia di Lammermoor', an opera in three acts by Donizetti, first performed at the San Carlo, Naples, in 1835. Callas first sang L...

Two 9.4" x 7" (24cm x 18cm) black and white full-length portrait photos of Maria Callas in 'Lucia di Lammermoor' and one smaller, from her perform...

Eight 9.4" x 7" (24cm x 18cm) black and white photos of Maria Callas in 'Lucia di Lammermoor' and five smaller images, mostly stage photos of Call...

Maria Callas in 'La Traviata', an opera in three acts by Verdi, first performed at La Fenice in Venice, 1853. Callas first sang Violetta in La Tra...

Maria Callas in 'La Traviata' at La Scala in 1955/56, with five 9.4" x 7" (24cm x 18cm) and two small black and white photos of Callas appearing i...

Maria Callas in 'La Traviata' at La Scala in 1955/56, with seven 9.4" x 7" (24cm x 18cm) black and white stage photos of Callas in Act 2: A countr...

A striking 10" x 8" (25cm x 20cm) black and white portrait photo of Maria Callas in 'La Traviata' at Covent Garden in May 1958, stamped Houston Ro...

A 10" x 8" (25cm x 20cm) black and white portrait photo of Maria Callas in 'La Traviata' at Covent Garden in May 1958, stamped Houston Rogers to b...

A 10" x 8" (25cm x 20cm) black and white portrait photo of Maria Callas in 'La Traviata' at Covent Garden in May 1958, stamped Houston Rogers to b...

Maria Callas in 'La Sonnambula', an opera in two acts by Bellini, first performed at the Teatro Carcano, Milan in 1831. Callas first sang Amina at...

Two 9.4" x 7" (24cm x 18cm) black and white photos of Maria Callas as Amina in 'La Sonnambula', "more ballerina than prima donna in appearance" ac...