Killing Callas

There is a tribute show at English National Opera, 7 Deaths of Maria Callas.

Angelina Jolie is filming a biopic Maria.

The centennial of her birth is being trumpeted in Greece.

The Callas Imprint: A Centennial Biography contains unpublished correspondence with just about everyone she ever worked with.

There are box-sets in abundance from Warner (ex-EMI) Classics, where she is still the top-selling classical artist.

And that’s the truly chilling statistic.

In almost half a century since her death, the classical music industry has failed to develop a single star who comes anywhere near capturing the public imagination as Callas did. Not one.

That’s the eighth death of Maria Callas.

And the final reckoning for the music industry which has nothing more to exploit.