Showing posts with label Barber. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Barber. Show all posts

Sunday, November 4, 2007

Why Callas Turned Down "Vanessa"

Peter G. Davis explains it all in his revealing article on Vanessa, Barber, Menotti, the rise and fall of the opera's fortunes in the last fifty years, and who else besides Callas turned down a juicy role that Eleanor Steber pounced on.