1957 Opera Singer Maria Callas 4x5" PHOTO NEGATIVE

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1957 Opera Singer Maria Callas 4x5" PHOTO NEGATIVE This is an original large-format (4"x5") acetate negative of opera singer Maria Callas arriving at Midway Airport with her husband Giovanni Battista on January 12th, 1957. Callas was an American-born Greek soprano and one of the most renowned opera singers of the 20th century. She combined an impressive bel canto technique, a wide-ranging voice, and great dramatic gifts. An extremely versatile singer, her repertoire ranged from classical opera seria to the bel canto operas of Donizetti, Bellini and Rossini; further, to the works of Verdi and Puccini; and, in her early career, to the music dramas of Wagner. Her remarkable musical and dramatic talents led to her being hailed as La Divina. Born in New York City and raised by an overbearing mother, she received her musical education in Greece and established her career in Italy. Forced to deal with the exigencies of wartime poverty and with myopia that left her nearly blind on stage, she endured struggles and scandal over the course of her career. She turned herself from a heavy woman into a svelte and glamorous one after a mid-career weight loss, which might have contributed to her vocal decline and the premature end of her career. The press exulted in publicizing Callas's allegedly temperamental behavior, her supposed rivalry with Renata Tebaldi, and her love affair with Aristotle Onassis. Her dramatic life and personal tragedy have often overshadowed Callas the artist in the popular press. However, her artistic achievements were such that Leonard Bernstein called her "The Bible of opera", and her influence so enduring that, in 2006, Opera News wrote of her: "Nearly thirty years after her death, she's still the definition of the diva as artist and still one of classical music's best-selling vocalists." -wikipediabi189 Does the negative look bright or dark to you? Please be sure to read our FAQs and take note of the "before and after" examples. Want a scan to go along with the negative? We understand that not everyone has negative scanning equipment, so we are offering to send you a high-resolution (2400 dpi) scanned image on CD-ROM for an additional $6 per negative (for winning bidders only). If you would like to receive a CD-ROM with the image, please e-mail and include the part number (listed above) or ebay item number. We will send you an emailed invoice via PayPal for the additional charge, burn the image to CD-ROM, and include it in your package. We are unable to e-mail the images to you as they range from 30-60 MB. Please do not ask us to sell you a scan only--this offer is only for winning bidders and inquiries from others will not be answered. We have acquired a large collection of original newspaper large format negatives, specifically from the Chicago Sun Times. Each of the negatives measures 4"x5", is in excellent condition, and is capable of producing extremely large high-resolution reproductions. Please feel free to send questions to: Shipping Options USPS First Class - U.S. & Canada $2.99 USPS Priority Flate Rate Envelope - U.S. Only $5.99 FedEx Express - U.S. Only $15.00 USPS First Class International $5.99 USPS Priorty Flate Rate International Envelope - Worldwide (incl. Canada) $14.50 USPS First Class shipping for all orders to the US and Canada is $2.99. We also offer USPS Priority Mail Flat Rate Envelopes for $5.99 to the U.S. Domestic orders over $100 will automatically be upgraded to Priority Mail. Expedited shipping via FedEx is also available for $15.00. USPS First Class International shipping is $6.99 (excluding Canada). Expedited shipping via Priority Mail International is available for $14.50 worldwide (including Canada). We encourage upgrading to Priority Mail for international orders as First Class may take several weeks for delivery. International Buyers Please Note: Import duties, ta... read more

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