Maria Callas: The Eternal Maria Callas
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Actor: Maria CallasDirector: Maria Callas
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown); German (Subtitled); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: Classical, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 146 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-11-20
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Emi Classics
DVD Reviews of Maria Callas: The Eternal Maria Callas
DVD Review: Nothing new here
Summary: 3 Stars
When I saw this DVD was over two hours long, I figured it would be a great introduction for me. I am just beginning to explore Maria Callas as an opera performer, and I figured it would have some excellent documentary coverage -- I had visions of the new "Karajan" DVD from Deutsche Gramophone in my head. A nice, definitive kind of documentary. I was very, very mistaken.
The biographic documentary film on the DVD is terribly short at under 15 minutes, and it is up for free on the EMI Classics website anyway. So although I hadn't seen any other Callas documentaries, this is exactly the one I had seen already.
Regarding the performances, I am fortunate enough to get the French cable channel "Mezzo" where I live, and they show most of the performances included on this DVD on a semi-regular basis. So I had seen most of those too. I have also seen a few of these on YouTube. They are from old French TV shows and such -- all concert/recital footage, no actual opera performances. And it looks like they are all from fairly late in Callas' career.
That leaves the interview footage, about an hour's worth, as material that was sort of new. It was very interesting. But even here, quite a bit is already on YouTube and in other places -- more old TV shows. Moreover, I had been considering buying some Callas interview discs anyway. Now I won't, out of fear I'd just be duplicating again. If you want Callas interviews, just go to the dedicated discs for that, don't bother with this selection of previously released materials.
I found this DVD pretty shameless in its warming over of leftover material. I know very little about Callas and basically came out not much wiser even after watching it.
If you don't browse the web for footage of things that interest you, and instead just go straight to DVD purchases, this might be good for you. But if you've even casually surfed around for Callas footage before deciding you want a DVD, there is a very good chance you've got these bases covered already.
UPDATE Aug 2009: I found the definitive documentary I had been looking for. I highly recommend Tony Palmer's Film About Maria Callas - 30th Anniversary Edition.
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