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Stroia (France) on Maria Callas
"C'est la plus grande."

Matt (USA) on Maria Callas
"For so many reasons."

Lee (USA) on Maria Callas
"She remains the greatest exponent of opera. The voice was more than just beautiful.
It was colorful, dramatic, and her delivery knocked you between the eyes. Also an outstanding and intelligent musician."

Thomas (Germany) on Maria Callas
"In my opinion she's the only real diva! She is a legend!"

Susan (USA) on Maria Callas
"The greatest dramatic voice of the 20th century."

Ahmet (Turkey) on Maria Callas
"... because she's still unique."

Dirk (Belgium) on Maria Callas
"... because in Maria Callas there was the perfect symbioses of talent, musicality, passion, drama and professionalism."

Davide (Italy) on Maria Callas
"No explanations needed."

Lucíola (Brazil) on Maria Callas
"Forte, talentosa, heroína."

Edson (Brazil) on Maria Callas
"Maria Callas pode ser resumida em um substantivo: heroína."

Allan (USA) on Maria Callas
"Fearless. She was absolutely the ultimate diva, in the exact sense of the word. Her performances would run the gamut of emotions and would leave the viewer exhausted and completely satisfied while she surveyed her audience like Athena after a war victory. Her personal life was just as tumultuous. She is the diva, without peer. Kathleen Battle is a discarded toenail compared to this goddess."

Roger (Sweden) on Maria Callas
"There will never be another Divina!"

Elizabeth (Mexico) on Maria Callas
"She has the most beautiful voice in opera, makes me cry."

Anthony (USA) on Maria Callas
"She is a goddess who forever changed the way people think of song - inspired by the universe and never to be matched by anyone."

Catherine (Malta) on Maria Callas
"You just listen to Maria Callas singing and you feel the notes coming alive with every emotion that the composer wanted to convey. It gives me goose bumps to listen to her. She is the greatest of all time!"

Karan (USA) on Maria Callas
"She is the ultimate performer - singer and actress and sings with more emotion than has ever existed."

Ed (USA) on Maria Callas
"She is the best singer ever, on the planet, and I never am bored of listening to her sing!"

Jessica (USA) on Maria Callas
"Soul--wonderful actress--brought meaning to opera."

Maria (Greece) on Maria Callas
"... because I never listened to opera before listening to her voice and after that I couldn't listen to any other singer interpreting her roles. She was unique."

Tesa (USA) on Maria Callas
"Maria Callas is my fav diva because she was a great opera singer. She was a soprano just like me. And I love to sing and so did she. She always strived for her own happiness and the happiness of others."

Frank (USA) on Maria Callas
"She was so so good at her craft."

Huang (Malaysia) on Maria Callas
"She is the greatest opera singer of the century or rather the greatest artist."

Chad (UK) on Maria Callas
"Opera singers can't really help it, can they? And she was the biggest."

Grecia (Venezuela) on Maria Callas
"... because she is the greatest opera singer this world has seen. She made people understand how important music, classical music is and she really acted on stage which makes her even greater."

Hank (Philippines) on Maria Callas
"She is my favorite diva because she embodies everything a diva is supposed to be. Beautiful, bitchy, and brilliant in her own art. She is, to me, the ultimate, the only diva! No one else follows."

Sebastian (USA) on Maria Callas
"The greatest opera singer of the 20th century. Wonderful life style. The best in her time, etc."

Collin (Belgium) on Maria Callas
"She was working hard all her life to bring us great performances, always demanding more of herself. I think also that she was a beautiful woman."

Pamela (USA) on Maria Callas
"A singer and actress of genius--the voice of the century."

Miky (Israel) on Maria Callas
"I think that basically Callas was a high mezzo. This is a very large type of voice. Being the consummate artist that she was, Callas played and acted with her voice in the most convincing way. Even roles that did not fit her vocally, sounded unique in her interpretation. One did not have to see her, to be convinced by the character she was interpreting. Opera is theatre, theatre is an imitation of life and Callas was the only one who could bring to life this difficult art. Using certain articulations, overtones, voice coloration and embellishments, she created the real character in front of us. She did not have to move much, the voice and vocal expression said it all."

Chris (USA) on Maria Callas
"I think it sounds great in Italian: Prima Donna Asoluta!"

Kate (Argentina) on Maria Callas
"... because she was the greatest singer, ever. She was also one of the most outstanding actresses as well as a very attractive woman. Who else?!"

Kaysha (USA) on Maria Callas
"Talent, beauty, style, and sophistication all rolled into one woman."

Michel (Belgium) on Maria Callas
"... because every time I listen to her music she makes me cry. I feel the love, passion and sadness in her voice. I'm her greatest admirer!"

Jekaterina (Switzerland) on Maria Callas
"Great voice! True diva! One could use her as an example for a real diva."

Tisha (Canada) on Maria Callas
"I don't know why this woman is not at number one-- there is absolutely no one who can top this woman's talent, beauty, and passion for her art. She should be perpetually number one."

Lucía (Uruguay) on Maria Callas
"She represents for me what opera can be. I have been listening to her records all my life. She still is such a great artist! When you achieve her level you don't die. She was a singer, an actress and also a beautiful woman. However, life was not easy on her and death came too fast. What a pity!"

Pisano (France) on Maria Callas
"She is my favourite diva because I think that she is the biggest singer of this century. No other managed to equal her voice and beauty. It is she who resuscitated the opera when it had lost its magnificence. Callas is the biggest diva of this century."

Mehmet (Turkey) on Maria Callas
"To me a diva must be immortal. Callas is an immortal diva thanks to her music and voice. We will never see the like of her again."

Michael (Austria) on Maria Callas
"She is the diva! I don't like her voice so much but I adore her style and attitude. She is the best!"

Nicole (Germany) on Maria Callas
"Her voice goes deep in your body and soul, and she looks like a prima donna."

Micaele (USA) on Maria Callas
"She is a true diva, one of only several properly named thus at this site. She was the most important singer of the 20th century."

Charlotte (USA) on Maria Callas
"What can be more diva-ish than the most temperamental, tempestuous opera star of the 20th century? And how she suffered for her art! "Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore" (I lived for art; I lived for love) from Tosca, that she sings so compellingly as she is about to be raped... what better image for a diva?"

Saskia (Uruguay) on Maria Callas
"She is my favotite diva because she was and still remains the best opera singer that opera theatres have ever seen. She will never be second, always first."

Renate (Germany) on Maria Callas
"Sie war eine aussergewöhnliche Frau. Sie besaß Charachter und Stil und war eine große Künstlerin mit einer göttlichen Stimme. Maria Callas hat mit großer Disziplin und Willenskraft eine Persönlichkeit geschaffen (nicht nur auf der Opernbühne), wie es sie niewieder geben wird."

William (USA) on Maria Callas
"She totally took the opera world by storm, broke up her marriage to pursue love, and the world at her feet, then died of a broken heart at age 53 in Paris."

Gary (USA) on Maria Callas
"Maria is the quintessence of artistry and musical sensibility. Her total immersion in a role was breathtaking and her dedication to her art formidable. Passion, talent, and unerring acting ability were her forte."

Felipe (Brazil) on Maria Callas
"Maria Callas é simplesmente Maria Callas."

Giulio (Italy) on Maria Callas
"Maria Callas was the best diva in the world. Singers like Sarah Brightman and Madonna are only famous singers, but Maria Callas wan't just a singer. She was an incredible person!"

Armando (Spain) on Maria Callas
"... because she was one of few who made a career out of hard work and willpower. Besides, her voice was unique and she was able to adapt her figure to best suit all her roles. Listening to her is like listening to the soul of suffering."

Adam (USA) on Maria Callas
"The word diva is misapplied when it is used to refer to anyone other than the divine Maria Callas."

Ygor (Brazil) on Maria Callas
"Maria Callas é mais impressionante diva que já existiu. As interpretações dela são simplesmente as mais tocantes e emocionantes de todas. Além disso, quem lê sobre a vida dela descobre que ela era uma pessoa incrível, uma verdadeira heroína. Sem contar sua voz belíssima e ímpar, que jamais encontrará semelhantes em toda a história."

Susan (USA) on Maria Callas
"Extraordinary voice, stage presence, beauty, dramatic!"

Tony (Spain) on Maria Callas
"She was high art, superb in all she did. She could penetrate your soul easily. Who else can do that?"

Haas (USA) on Maria Callas
"... because she's the first, the best, the vintage diva for all seasons. She invented herself and the persona of a performing woman that is still unforgettable even today."

Rubi (USA) on Maria Callas
"Maria Callas is my favorite diva because she is the epitome of everything "diva". The literal meaning of diva is the lead female soprano in an opera. The figurative meaning of the word is, as we all know, a temperamental lady who is prone to getting her way and a class act at the same time. Maria Callas was both, literal and figurative. There is no one else that can boast that on the list."

Jimmy (USA) on Maria Callas
"In Websters Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language the definition of diva is "a distinguished female singer, a prima donna." It should read, "Callas, Maria."

Simon (UK) on Maria Callas
"Such a woman, such a voice, such a face, such a temperament. A true artist, who where her art was concerned would compromise nothing."

Sevancea (Greece) on Maria Callas
"... because I think she was wondeful. God bless her soul."

Irina (Finland) on Maria Callas
"Words are not enough!"

Andreas (Greece) A) on Maria Callas
"She was Greek, and what an amazing voice!"

Rachel (UK) on Maria Callas
"Her voice is the most true and telling of all singers. It expresses emotion unlike any other diva, but is the most accurate to the heart."

Marion (USA) on Maria Callas
"Maria Callas is truly a classic example of diva. She had an extraordinary voice, and brought a magical performance to every opera. She is a true diva."

Chris (USA) on Maria Callas
"I think it sounds great in Italian: Prima Donna Asoluta!"

Tomasz (Poland) on Maria Callas
"... because she had the most beautiful voice that I have ever heard, and with it she was a wonderful, beautiful singing actress who turned an operatic diva into one of the most famous persons in the world again. And it wasn't easy in the world of film and television. And she was a legend not only after her death but also when she was alive."

Dorian (USA) on Maria Callas
"No contest here. She is the quintessential diva, the mother of them all. People actually called her la Divina. Her impact on her art form was so great it is hard to believe there was a time before her. She made the world of music stop and rethink all their musical beliefs. She is universally acclaimed to be the greatest singing actress of the century, perhaps of all time. People who knew nothing about opera knew who she was. She belongs to the elite group of super novas that are instantly identifiable throughout the world by one name, Callas. She was worshipped, adored, and hated. To this day the controversies about her rage on. More than twenty years after her death, her recordings still outsell her rivals. I could go on endlessly but I'll end with a very famous quote that screams "diva". In an interview her response to the comparison of herself to Renatta Tabalde, a much loved singer of the time, she replied "When she is capable of singing Puritani and Brunnhilde back to back, then you can compare us. Until then it is like trying to compare champagne to coca cola."

Tray (USA) on Maria Callas
"Maria is so damn cool! That's all that needs to be said about that. Maria rocks! R.I.P."

Carmen (Mexico) on Maria Callas
"She invented the word diva for us to throw around."

Erol (Turkey) on Maria Callas
"... because she was unique!"

Julius (USA) on Maria Callas
"Maria Callas is my favorite diva because no woman in my opinion, has dominated her art the way she did. Besides her domination, she was glamorous and she had attitude. There's never been any female artist like her. Maria Callas was the last true and great diva."

Simon (UK) on Maria Callas
"The most incredibly versatile soprano voice which was capable of blazing power, threatening intensity, and yet could at times be ravishingly sweet. Also, La Callas was not afraid of making ugly sounds in her voice for the sake of her Art, which marks her as a true musician and devotee of opera."

Tascha (Canada) on Maria Callas
"I dunno... there's just something about her that inspires me. Not only her voice, but the strength coming from it. I guess I also admire her because she's truly an example of what I wish I was truly like. Just an absolutely incredible person."

Rebecca (USA) on Maria Callas
"Opera requires natural talent and extensive training unlike pop stars who are at the right place at the right time. Her personal history is as melodramatic as her operas. She is definitely 'the lady.'"

Marcos (Brazil) on Maria Callas
"She was The Voice and the perfect women to have it. Bravo!"

Wilmie (South Africa) on Maria Callas
"Her voice is the most unique sound I have ever heard. I could not believe the way she interpreted Violetta from La Traviata."

Eduardo (Mexico) on Maria Callas
"Solo hay una diva: Maria Callas. Las demas pueden ser grandes artistas, pero nada comparado con la Callas."

Emmanuel (Mexico) on Maria Callas
"Maria Callas es la unica diva! "

Eduardo (Chile) on Maria Callas
"Porque ella cambió definitivamente el mundo de la opera, siendo hasta ahora la más grande soprano que ha existido."

Christian (USA) on Maria Callas
"Duh.. Maria Callas is the epitome of diva, on and off the stage. She acted and lived Tosca. She has all the requirements: voice, soul, attitude, and style."

Shad (India) on Maria Callas
"Beauty, voice, charm, creativity, power, femme!"

Joseph (Singapore) on Maria Callas
"The energy she put into the music and the expressions and tone colours used for different roles made her my favourite diva."

N.N. (USA) on Maria Callas
"So much pathos in her life ... the tragedy (You didn't describe it enough!) ... the talent!"

Tontaossos (USA) on Maria Callas
"Her voice and stage presence cannot be matched to anyone else's. She is the high priestess of opera."

Jadis (Canada) on Maria Callas
"Her voice is like that of every human that has lived - she can evoke utter rage, lust, tragedy, humour, loss, and happiness. She was determined to succeed. Maria, to me, is indeed La Divina. She was wholly dedicated to her art, and would even risk herself and those she loved so that her music and drama would survive. Opera was changed by her - she lifted it to become a real dramatic form, due to her talents in acting."

José Miguel (Greece) on Maria Callas
"... because she is the only real diva I know of. 1977: Maria is dead, long live Maria!"

Bródy (Hungary) on Maria Callas
"She is greatest opera singer I have ever heard. La Divina - L'incomparable"

Eberle (Germany) on Maria Callas
"There never existed in the world a voice like hers. And she had the skin of an angel."

Eduige (Italy) on Maria Callas
"Great voice!"

Karen (Guatemala) on Maria Callas
"Her life was passion!"

Eric (Sweden) on Maria Callas
"MC was a true genius, but without supernatural integrity and love for music she would not have been able to communicate this to us. When listening to her recordings today, we still feel like we're hearing this music for the first time."

Marcia (Brazil) on Maria Callas
"I don't have words to explain why Callas is the best diva. She is the best of adjectives. Callas is all ... she is divine! She is a different kind of diva ... magnetic ... majestic ... all!"

Heather (USA) on Maria Callas
"She epitomized all that a diva should be: temperamental, dignified, class, charm, and talent."

Chris (USA) on Maria Callas
"She out-diva's the rest of them by a wide margin. Who else would swallow a tape-worm to lose weight. That really takes guts! (pardon the pun)"

Amy (USA) on Maria Callas
"She was the only diva!"

Patricia (Brazil) on Maria Callas
"Well first of all she does have style. She's beautiful, divine and she was a woman who lived all her passions."

Cadet (France) on Maria Callas
"... because, when you have listened to an opera sung by Maria Callas, you can't hear the same opera sung by anybody else, or once maybe. For me, June Anderson is the only one to destroy herself and dedicate her singing love to opera as did Maria Callas."

Connie (Canada) on Maria Callas
"With her voice and temper, she gained both accolades and scorn. She was a woman of mystery and she kept the world guessing as to her next move. I wish that I could have seen her perform! Brava Maria!"

Eileen (Ireland) on Maria Callas
"She had the most outstanding female voice of the 20th Century. She sang the way she lived with great passion. When performing on stage, she held her audience completely spellbound; her stage presence was so electrifying."

Anna (UK) on Maria Callas
"Just a real prima donna with a voice!"

Simone (Brazil) on Maria Callas
"... because she is the best!"

Petra (Germany) on Maria Callas
"She was simply the greatest singer ever, not the most beautiful voice, but the greatest artist. She had only about ten good years. Her personal life was unhappy. Her personal tragedy was that she wasn't willing to commit herself to her profession (singing) like a nun, but wanted a jet-set life and personal happiness with a man who wasn't equal to her (Onassis)."

Nick (USA) on Maria Callas
"She is the best singer ever in the world."

Alexia (Australia) on Maria Callas
"She has the voice of an angel."

Corinna (Austria) on Maria Callas
"She is the voice!"

Maggie (USA) on Maria Callas
"She had the voice of an angel and was tougher than a teamster."

Patrick (USA) on Maria Callas
"Diva applies originally to the operatic stage. Callas is The Diva of the Twentieth century. The word diva is bandied about far too much and has lost its real meaning. The contribution Callas gave to the world of opera is unequalled in its history."

José Manuel (Mexico) on Maria Callas
"... because she had an incomparable voice like no other soprano. Also, she characterized a great variety of characters of all the most famous operas."

Mikee (Philippines) on Maria Callas
"Her life was as great like the operas she sung! And sometimes, it was even better and more dramatic! I love her!"

Jennifer (USA) on Maria Callas
"She has the strength and determination to clear the pathways for young vocalists. Her strength encourages me to pursue my dreams."

Sezgin (Turkey) on Maria Callas
"She has the most versatile voice I have ever heard, always different, but always herself and always full of expression. I wish I had been old enough to have had the opportunity of seeing her on stage!"

Mick (USA) on Maria Callas
"She has the most amazing voice I ever heard."

Will (UK) on Maria Callas
"She had the most outstanding voice, and was a total bitch to everyone she worked with, the way a diva should be!"

David (USA) on Sophia Loren
"She is the sexiest woman I've ever seen and she has maintained class, grace and style through all the years of movies and Hollywood hype."

Andrew (Hong-Kong) on Maria Callas
"My favourite female singer. Songs are well-known all over. Also, good face, excellent voice and singing ability."

Helen (Brazil) on Maria Callas
"... because she is the best."

J.B. (Brazil) on Maria Callas
"Callas foi a maior cantora lírica desse século."

Fazza (Brazil) on Maria Callas
"Maria is the best soprano of the world."

Ana Maria (USA) on Maria Callas
"... because she is the greatest theatrical musical artist of our time."

Setor (Brazil) on Maria Callas
"She's the great soprano."

Jeffrey (USA) on Maria Callas
"How could one not vote for Ms. Callas? Got into an argument with an acquaintance last night. Her neighbor listens to opera and told her that Tebaldi is better! Tebaldi is great, very languid voice, very round tones ... but Callas is fire, earth, air and water. All the elements of the universe. And she makes you feel when she sings. She is an honest artist. She was the best soprano/actress of her time and she carried herself like a woman who knew exactly what she wanted and knew how to get it."

Julius (USA) on Maria Callas
"Greatest singing actress ever."

Barbara (Poland) on Maria Callas
"... because she makes opera true and real."

Gilberto (Mexico) on Maria Callas
"The Queen on stage. Her voice, her life!"

Joe (Ireland) on Maria Callas
"The Divas voice! Her singing is so moving and unique. No one can top her bel canto, and I have heard many try and (all except one) fail. She is the greatest diva!"

Christopher (USA) on Maria Callas
"... because of her wonderful interpretations of difficult operatic roles that have not been matched in the recording era."

Jeffrey (USA) on Maria Callas
"Maria is diva! Her life, her art, her story, from an ugly duckling to swan, and a voice that can kill you with its fierceness. Her success, her tragedy. She is La Divina and Stella Assoluta."

Piotr (Portugal) on Maria Callas
"... because she is divine!"

Steven (USA) on Maria Callas
"... because she invented the term and she is the model by which all others followed. Her talent and singing was perfect, so her divaness was not unfounded."

Lori (USA) on Maria Callas
"She is just simply incomparable. I hope that in my lifetime, I am fortunate enough to see and hear another like her."

Sanny (Norway) on Maria Callas
"… because of her very special voice and her legendary life. She was a great artist and her cd was the first taped recording I've ever been almost crying to because of its beauty and virtuosity!"

Anthony (USA) on Maria Callas
"Maria Callas made original and unparalleled contributions to the art form. While others have made contributions, none have come close to the significance of those brought to us by Callas. She is without doubt, a true Diva."

Vicki (USA) on Maria Callas
"No other singer moves me emotionally as much as she does."

Don (USA) on Maria Callas
"She sings with a voice full of intelligence flowing from the heart."

Barbara (New Zealand) on Maria Callas
"Callas was a goddess come to earth ... for every role she had a different voice and all disarm me with their power and passion and beauty ... and she was art in its highest form... she, of all the divas of the world, could truly say 'vissi d'arte'..."

Jessica (USA) on Maria Callas
"She is the supreme diva! She changed opera, like no other female opera singer. She made herself known to not only opera lovers but the world. She also had style and grace, and tons of star attitude!"

Alex (Brazil) on Maria Callas
"I love her."