Maria Callas interview with Bernard Gavoty : "Une heure avec Maria Callas"

6/14/64 - "Le Monde de la Musique" : Une heure avec Maria Callas: Paris, Avenue Foch 44

[@alinazamfir7679]

So, she was fluent in English, Italian, French and Greek. And everything she says is full of meanings. Huge talent, beauty, intelligence, sensitivity. She had it all. ALL.

[@davidmuller9938]

Alina Zamfir and look it up, it was a total nightmare working with her :D be realistic, she was a talented beautiful bitch :D

[@krollpeter]

... and wasted it on a Greek gangster. Why do women fall for the bad guys?

[@krollpeter]

@CharlyRomeo2009 That can not be all.

[@sommernachtsommernacht8175]

Perhaps...

[@linanicolia1363]

She lived in the countries of the languages she spoke. It is a natural process. I cannot imagine living in a country for any time, and not picking up the language. Languages asides, she was a fantastic singer. Loved her voice ! I observed some inconsistencies about her , not singing for a long time when she was close to Onassis. She claims that Onassis did not want her to sing but if we hear another version It was her decision not to sing and Onassis was against it as it was the main attraction she had, to him. Very interesting.....He wanted to enjoy his famous lover, but lost interest when she stopped singing. He decided to win Jackie over, and have a change of scenery. She wanted him for his money and he wanted her for her fame. People living in delusions, in the end, will lose everything. Jackie went on living a long time, with the financial assistance of her new companion who invested her money and made it grow, many folds.......She had a knack for rich old men. She died of cancer but a very rich woman......Ha. I guess Caroline has her money now.

[@-blythe2986]

The thought that this glorious woman wasted her heart on Onassis is depressing. She should have been shown great passion and deserved someone who cherished her every minute.

[@lylianemanquest2323]

L Amour est enfant de Bohême.....

[@thanosapokapouallou1325]

A very very smart person, four languages, a passionate character and a unique singer and actress. Totally unique, one in a hundred million

[@linanicolia1363]

In Europe, most people speak at least 3 languages. It is a norm and a useful tool.

[@Fanfanbalibar]

@@linanicolia1363 Come in France, and you'll be disappointed ! rather a jargonese of a few English words and that'q all!

[@immortal2534]

@@linanicolia1363 I'm from Europe, most people speak their native language and English (maybe) there are a few who speaks more than 2 language, i would say about 5%

[@shivapejman8155]

One in 100 billion!!!

[@delrey874]

@@linanicolia1363 I'm a Japanese living in France and most people here don't speak English. By the way, we Japanese can only speak Japanese too lol.

[@crashstitches79]

She's always so much more intelligent than those asking her questions. Mike Wallace tried so hard to pierce her, bleed her, break her open, and she elegantly parried his clumsy attacks with the merest hand movements and a few wise words.

[@mareforza9463]

PERFETTO

[@isabella09dr]

I watched that recently and absolutely agree- no match for La Callas!

[@1OhOne]

I'm three minutes into this interview and wondering why she is still entertaining this fool? Amazing how she keeps smiling and entertaining his garbage. What grace!

[@assindiastignani]

The interviewer is just fine - he is simply asking the kind of somewhat indelicate questions to which everyone wants to hear the answers. Besides, Callas is more than a match for him. You don't see her being the least bit non-plussed or even slightly irritated. Also, never forget - these people being interviewed receive the questions in advance. It's all a bit staged. I know, because I've worked in this business for 40 years.

[@leonard7292]

Screw the journalists

[@gingin3919]

So beautiful, feminine,classy and intelligent in the same time.

[@olegvr5499]

What a beautiful lady! What a wise woman! I love you forever, Maria!

[@olgaapergi9413]

Oleg Rasputin love her too...i agree...greetings from greece

[@jelenad.2109]

Journalists always wanted to analyse her personality like she was at the therapist. As they knew her better than she herself. And she needed to defend herself all the time. 😡

[@zeldasmith6154]

I did notice the journalists treated the interviews with her like an interrogation. She is so amazing and deep not like the entertainers today. The females want to be pubescent and giggle. Ms. Callas was a profound artist.

[@gingin3919]

She is forty and looks 25.

[@linanicolia1363]

She was beautiful and so clever.

[@hetedeleambacht6608]

yes, good genes go a long way, full eyebrows and full dark hair and good skin as well

[@NYCGRKKouros]

"You need idols, but you destroy them so easily.." An artist and an oracle!

[@valentinorudolf6636]

Mais quelle bêtise chez le journaliste et quelle patience elle a pour répondre. On devine tout de suite la grande dame et l’immense chanteuse qu’elle fut et est toujours. Merci Maria Callas ❤️

[@ЛюдмилаМалышева-б2к]

Quelle est belle

[@Vejur9000]

Oui. Though I don’t know a word of French.

[@mmaryuv5777]

Même devant les plus sages et plus artistes des personnes les journalistes s'arrangent toujours tourner autour des futilités

[@jduke8565]

On a aussi Un grand problem a trouver des vrais journalistes

[@itarnleelawattana2983]

Extremely rare honesty, intelligence, talent, beauty, and etc.

[@mariuquidiello]

She was so bright besides her voice ,she was a brilliant mind!!

[@classicalperformances8777]

voice mind languages would mean nothing to the wolrd had she not looked like a model and had a social life with the socialites. that's the sad truth ( about the world). When I think of the incredible( few but they exist) artists in classical music now that nobody ( no manager, no audience) really pays attention to simply because they refuse to wear the mini skirts...

[@abcdef5533]

She was and will be an a very EXTRAORDINARY woman and UNBELIEVABLE ARTIST like very few in history! 😍🤩

[@Fiorano1978]

Elle avait une classe et une élégance impressionnante , à elle seule tout le résumé d'une époque hélas révolue , quand à sa voix , son timbre si particulier capable de monter à des sommets qui vous transportent dans les cimes , que je me suis souvent demandé si en résumé cette femme n'était tout simplement pas envoyée du paradis dans notre monde pour nous enchanter ...

[@jean-philippe3925]

Hélas , à la fin de sa courte vie , elle était trop consciente qu'elle n'était plus la grande , unique , inoubliable Maria Callas.... C'est pour cela que le monde entier parle toujours autant de cette magnifique artiste. Les déesses ne meurent pas disait d'elle , Rolf Lieberman. Merci Madame Callas

[@Fiorano1978]

@@jean-philippe3925 elle ne mourra jamais car elle vit ... dans le souvenir

[@MrQbenDanny]

She is so sensual, and beautiful, absolutely ravishing.

[@faucignyhenri9467]

cette Femme est Magique

[@linanicolia1363]

elle etait magique. Maintenant elle est morte mais sa voix est encore avec nous.

[@paunitka7]

She was so sexy as "herself"! I wasn't expecting that! As "La Callas", she was a marble-monument-beauty. Great actress - to top her voice and musicality.

[@demeter120]

@PolishViking 😀

[@doreenfrancoeur4521]

Une femme intelligente!

[@marie-christinemontegu9503]

Cette Femme tant attachante, cette sublime Artiste si Exceptionnelle. Unique Maria Callas. 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

[@scottgarbo1288]

I have seen countless interviews with the fascinating Madame Callas. No matter how many times I see this intelligent artist speak, I'm continually fascinated, enchanted and intrigued. I feel the same about her beautiful work. Her voice was so layered with passion, intensity, clarity, elegance and a bit of brashness. Totally unique and unparalleled. She also involved into a truly beautiful and elegant woman, completely separate from La Callas.

[@mariaengracio4849]

VERY INTELLIGENT WOMAN!...VERY FASCINATING PERSONALITY...

[@goldie5788]

They were all jealous of her because she was Greek and understood art better than all of them!!! What an unapologetic queen 🥰

[@oPeRa1923]

She really is quick-witted. I've watched this video several times, and it doesn't fail to send me in mixed feelings. I love her. She is my one and only opera singer.

[@parists5455]

Maria talks about being human but she was the most divine and angelic ever. I never realised how beautiful she was young! She was Greek too and I am proud, but her divine greatness is actually above nations and belongs to the whole humanity! Btw was it me or the interviewer was being kind of a disrespectful a*****e? Anyways it doesn't really matter, it's the destiny of the greatest of this world to suffer by the stupidity of the jealous and ungrateful surrounding people

[@mckavitt13]

And her French is also excellent!!

[@linanicolia1363]

It's OK. She lived there......

[@mckavitt13]

@@linanicolia1363 So do I. And I knew she lived here. But not all who live here speak excellent French. NB: My first published memoir was about Callas.

[@twofinedays]

@@linanicolia1363 Callas didn't live in France until she retired from the opera stage. She first learned French during the musical training. As she insisted during her master class at the Juilliard, one can properly sing the text only when one actually speak and understand the language.

[@gerardcohen7780]

Non, pas excellent. Mais spécial et très attachant. Comme elle.

[@mckavitt13]

@@gerardcohen7780 Pour une Américaine, c'est assez excellent. Je sais de quoi je parle, pas plus que vous, mais la plupart de mes compatriotes qui tentent de parler français le font "like two left feet". 😊

[@chelseagirl278]

i absolutely adore Ms Callas! she is her own person in every right and does not back down. interesting she is constantly called "difficult" she stood up for herself!

[@hetedeleambacht6608]

imagine her not being `difficult`, her singing would be uninteresting i believe

[@stephenfletcher6801]

Simply the greatest of all time in EVERY way.......including, absolutely, the beauty of voice. What a treasure!

[@jonharker2780]

La fameuse histoire de Rome... On est toujours obligé de parler de ça quand on parle de Maria Callas ??! Elle a refusé de chanter car elle ne voulait pas donner une mauvaise prestation.... C'est tout à fait compréhensible. Ce n'est pas un caprice. Les gens n'ont parfois aucune idée de la difficulté du chant lyrique...Maria ❤️

[@lylianemanquest2323]

L interwiever N est pas très courtois.....

[@MK-ru4zr]

Si Callas n'avait pas ce caractère trempé, elle n'aurait sans doute jamais été l'Artiste distinguée qu'elle fut. Je l'aime comme elle était, comme elle est et comme elle sera toujours même au ciel !💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@JocelyneMiniou]

Sublime

[@thomasm5714]

Acutely intelligent, passionate, refined, and exquisitely feminine. Sadly, that species seems to have become extinct.

[@annamaksymova9528]

Talented, intelligent, beautiful woman, what can be else?

[@CyprusHot]

Anna Maksymova divine, articulate , a Greek goddess, international icon, the brightest operatic star in history.

[@crashstitches79]

Perhaps a candidate for greatest performing musician ever.

[@destruhautmichele8763]

J'écoutais Maria Callas depuis l'âge de 18 ans et je l'écoute encore et encore. Elle est divine. Sa voix d'or transcende. Michèle Marie Lapanouse

[@annuelle6215]

Quelle magnifique interview !!! Et Maria Callas les vérités d une femme .

[@pepitobenegas]

She was incredibly smart my God

[@stefanoprivetto6744]

I am just mesmerized. Such talent. I would have liked to have known her personally.

[@maryseo.]

I understand now why she is regarded as a genius. I am just amazed. I have recently discovered Leontyne Price too. I am just so happy right now!

[@lear6230]

I've watched this for so many times now and I will never get tired of listening to her!

[@tonyroca8462]

Estúpidas entrevistas, la gran oportunidad que perdieron para conocer mejor a un genuino artista como Callas.

[@kailuakidd1512]

A phenomenal talent, totally present, and a delightfully charming woman. Thank you

[@bridgetsaenz2774]

Yes , she was fluent in more than languages to do that it is not easy, but many people think that is it not important, but is it very important and difficult to do.bravo Maria Callas.

[@Bulbagaba992]

She is a highly intelligent and very confident lady. She is right, maybe without her infamous “temperament” she would not shine as bright. The real geniuses are always never perfect and have many flaws but they stand out among the rest.

[@liberte5847]

Une femme extraordinaire très incomprise.

[@laurecorbani9521]

Elle etait vraiment très belle et avait un talent incroyable ça tout le monde le sait mais lol quel caractere ! "j'ai peur d'être une idole.Vous avez besoin d''idoles mais vous les détruisez"....Tout à fait vrai, et encore plus de nos jours sans doute...un artiste peut être adulé puis ignoré, quasi méprisé du jour au lendemain.

[@enriquesanchez2001]

Elle devait être dure - c'est comme ça qu'elle a survécu et conquis sa place dans l'histoire.

[@nicolebeck1023]

@@enriquesanchez2001 Chère Maria Callas... Ce n est pas de la dureté... C est du réalisme pure... Et une grande intelligence.... Cet interview est touchant de vérité... De sa vraie personnalité... ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@christinelaurent165]

Très, très dur d'assumer cela ! d'être la meilleure et de TOUJOURS devoir se battre pour le rester !!! Ca doit être atroce !

[@cardinalflower135]

You almost feel sorry for the poor guy--struggling so hard to get the upper hand and failing again and again . . .

[@liberte5847]

Outstanding very much intelligent woman, nobody never admitted it. Merci beaucoup from Paris France 👍 👍 👍.

[@vangelissavvidis4759]

OMG I fell in love with sm who is dead. What an amazing personality!!! They way she communicates is a century ahead of her time and no wonder many people misunderstood her or not understood her at all. Even if she didn't have best voice of all time or knowing anything about her, I would fell in love with her after just one minute because of her stunning personality and style. Damn Onassis made her quit signing. I hate him (again a dead guy lol).

[@vincentlombardo9797]

How 'normal', 'direct', 'honest', 'kind' .. ah yes, the ingresients for all great artists!! Live forever Maria .. we are with you!!!!!!!!!!!

[@francoisegareau9411]

A 5'30, elle explique cet état de transe quand le spectacle est une communion avec le public. Et l inverse, la souffrance quand le courant ne passe pas. Un responsable de théâtre anglais disait ":she needed a rapport with the audience". Mais tout véritable artiste espère cette communication. Elle peut être magique ou pauvre ou catastrophique

[@nicolebeck1023]

J admire j adore. Maria. Callas.. La. Soprano exceptionnelle unique... La femme. avec une âme magnifique...Adorable .. Cet interview. Le prouve... Merci... ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@audrey9664]

She worked so hard and there had to have been times she was simply drained, and who wants an understudy to Maria? No one.

[@cristinaottanelli7249]

Rimango incantata non solo ad ascoltarla cantare, ma anche parlare..meravigliosa...

[@greatmomentsofopera7170]

My god, what a face!

[@downplay6777]

What a charm! Very rare to find such intelligent artists nowadays and so faithful to themselves! “I try to be the intellectual that I’m not!”

[@georgia.s170]

That s what maria callas wanted to seem like. She was full of proud and thought she s the best. 😂

[@CarlosLima-zr4ph]

The true diva!

[@gingin3919]

what a beautiful lady, intelligent and has a marvellous voice

[@AlineMayne1]

Wow, it's the first time I hear her speak French and I'm a native French speaker. She's very impressive!

[@hunkhk]

what a woman! Total respect

[@douathelene9872]

Cette femme est vraiment adorable.

[@ransomcoates546]

Uncanny talent for languages and ear for accents. My beloved Renata could never manage this!

[@nicolebeck1023]

Une femme extraordinaire.... Très intelligente... Et tres belle femme... Une belle âme.... Tres réaliste,.... Belle personne.... Une Diva.... ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@franckricci9066]

oui et merci pour votre magnifique commentaire car quand je vois les commentaires plus haut c'est effrayant de lire autant de bêtises sur Maria Callas .

[@kevinpace7075]

What an intelligent person! The way she digests and explains her world and perspective in detail.

[@costingeorgescu3314]

THE SUPREME VOICE OF ALL TIME😍

[@mckavitt13]

How utterly beautiful la Callas was ❤

[@aidash1963]

Ποσες γλωσσες ηξερε αυτη η υπεροχη Γυναικα;;;🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@ricconstituantabrogatoirei4999]

Maria je t'aime. Comme toi, je pense que l'humanité est à venir.

[@daniel_5606]

Fue la mejor creyendo que nunca hacía lo suficientemente bien.. Esa es la actitud.. 👏

[@philippevolo8327]

Inoubliable 😍

[@lkal2389]

Everything she mentioned in this interview is used today in group therapies. Wow! What an amazing personality..!!! And what a sad ending of her life.

[@ms.chaewon9231]

She is against opera singers who know nothing but showing off their high notes.

[@secretofsinging]

WONDERFUL INTERVIEW...AND A BEAUTIFUL AND 'REAL' MARIA !!!!! She gave her all, and it was incredible !!! Thank you for this.

[@Ashley2171991]

Cette femme était une déesse avec un franc-parlé. J'adore

[@WlerickBigotOfficial]

Quel merveille cette femme ! =)

[@JacobW567]

that part she said about IDOLS is so spot on! nailed it!

[@mnb2250]

i feel like she was being attact ! omg

[@ТаСу-ю3л]

In all the interviews I've seen!

[@marcuccinoemie5869]

UNE MERVEILLE une chanteuse un vrai personnage unique........autantique

[@tarzanpony]

Wheres the "hour" interview? Fheres more clips? thanks for sharing ti

[@henrirossi9013]

Bernard Gavoty, c'était vraiment la grande classe comme interviewer. Et Callas, c'était la grande classe et une grande intelligence dans ses réponses.

[@davideiervolino3361]

She was not beatiful, she was wonderful. The most charming woman I've ever seen. Who cares if she was temperamental.

[@peterdavino4408]

And an artist without temperament is not really an artist at all.

[@satadjobi1910]

Quelle profondeur dans ce qu'elle dit sur sa vie d'artiste, la vie d'artiste ! Elle ne veut pas être une idole parce qu'elle sait ce que le public fait de l'idole quand elle elle vient à décliner. C'est certainement plus douloureux quand l'artiste lui-même se prend au jeu de se croire idole, sa fin est d'autant plus funeste 😢

[@Vision-yo8qx]

Qu'elle est adorable!

[@sorayanunes5470]

A time where women couldn’t do much because men were scared of their success, intelligence, talent…

[@roxanalatronico]

Que mujer tan interesante , tan culta tan dama , tan femenina , atrapante no solo cantando tambien hablando!

[@enriquesanchez2001]

Una mujer que hizo su lugar en el mundo porque tenía la determinación y la inteligencia para vencer a todos los tiranos y tontos que querían un pedazo de ella.

[@UserUser-pd7vn]

the definition of a rude journalist

[@fan2jnrc]

Not rude at all.

[@pneron2032]

No, he wasn't rude at all. To a French audience, it is very clear that he *really* admires her... Maybe it's a French thing. The French don't fawn like American interviewers.

[@angelabender8132]

Sincere, frank, simple and humble like an American sophisticated and charming like an european Fluent like a linguist Honorable and dedicated like a nun or an ancient priestess Regal like an empress Beautiful like a stage actress Elegant in her dressing With a few gestures, a perfect timing for smiling and shooting her well prepared replies She never disappoints! Great, powerful woman despite her fragilities

[@creativecolours2022]

If she only had a slightly better taste for the men that she chose as her partners she would have been happier as well. She had everything and she was messing up herself by meddling up with idiots. But to be fair that is always the case. The very talented and charismatic persons can't find easily the right match for them. Someone who can appreciate their talents and go with them instead of going for them or against them.

[@creativecolours2022]

@ewa5803 I assume that you talk about Onassis. Because in the case of Menenghini it was the other way round. He was the one who put her on the pedestal and he gave her financial security when she began her career and the opportunity to advance this career in opera. But he was as well completely unsuitable for as her husband. He was 29 years older than her and in his case she was the one who eventually left him. But generally speaking she didn't choose the right partners. She went with two way too older than her men, who both were very rich instead of going for someone closer to her age and more artistic. She could choose whoever she liked but she stuck with Onassis who aside the fact that he was filth in his business he wasn't even a good looking man. I don't know how she fell that hard for him! It wasn't that she needed his money when she met him as she had already established her fame and she was the most well paid opera singer of her time.

[@creativecolours2022]

@ewa5803I totally agree on that. She probably had some daddy issues as you said. And from what I've read on her biographies she was probably quite inexperienced in love matters because she never had the time as a young woman to associate and flirt with men of her age. I think something similar happened to Witney Houston who became also extremely famous from a very young age because they don't have the time to experience any kind of normal personal life. All the best to you too. Thank you for the nice discussion. :)

[@patrickoconnor8166]

She was not perfect; she is La Callas.

[@mariaengracio4849]

FANTASTIQUE! BEAUCOUP DE CHARME ET BEAUCOUP DE INTELIGENCE!....UAU!...UAU!...UAU!...........................

[@roselynd1586]

Quante lingue parlava francese italiano greco inglese 😨waw

[@carlosarriolaisais7068]

What elegance! Nowadays singers look shabby.

[@blanchetist]

Sublime !

[@fernandofernando13937]

Quelle élégance une femme à qui les fille d'aujourd'hui devrait s'inspirer

[@daniel_5606]

Esa Callas hablaba varios idiomas, lo máximo..

[@morrissey-vh]

La DIVINA!

[@600322]

Noting that women at that time hold their hands on the legs together to distinguish them from prostitutes of a worser class.

[@ishtar6970]

È bellissima😍 Grandissima artista e donna di gran classe 💖Poi quando parla in francese è ancora più bella!😍

[@philippevolo8327]

La Divina. Magnifique

[@aniskashiwram1613]

Okay I watched this more one amazing woman and she call her self not intellectual person

[@chanrcl2308]

Une femme entière et magnifique

[@MarcioSaburi]

"The moment the idol happens to be a bit fragile, or is going through a difficult patch, and needs help, that's when she's ruined." This was very strong, but so true at the same time. It reminds me of Whitney Houston and Michael Jackson.

[@zimnaya]

Ciel! Qu'elle est intelligente! De savoir s'exprimer comme ça et dans une langue étrangère...je suis encore plus qu'avant emporté par cette femme !

[@carlosnobili9348]

elle avait étudié avec elvira de Hidalgo qui parlait tres bien le francais

[@Mini_Min_]

What were all those stupid questions? Unbelievable! You get to speak to Maria Callas and that cheap stuff is all you ask. It is beautiful how she laughs and responds to him as he is a silly, unruly child that need everything explained to them, even the most obvious things.