Maria Callas – Life And Art / Maria Callas DVD – Maria Callas 

Life and ArtThis Documentary gives a new insight into the character of Maria Callas. It celebrates her singing and dramatic skills explores the woman behind the public persona and the conflict between her personal aims and her ambitions. Featuring extracts from: Puccini – Vissi d’arte from Tosca; Bellini – Casta Diva from Norma: Rossi – Una Voce Poco Fa from II Barbiere di Siviglia; Bizet – Habanera from Carmen; Mascagni – Cavalleria Rusticana due Guiseppe di Stefano; Donizetti – L’elisir d’amore duet with Guiseppe di Stefano.The Callas ConversationsThis unique DVD offers a rare opportunity to view the celebrated and candid 1968 BBC interviews she gave with Lord Harewood intimately filmed in her Paris apartment. Included in the programme is an interview with French television presenter Bernard Gavoty coupled with superb performances of arias by Massenet Bellini and Puccini (1965)