Book & Travel Club
About The Book Club
Tuesday, January 16, 2024, 6-7pm (MST)
Virtual Check-In 5:50pm (MST)
The Vivace Book Club will meet on January 16 to discuss Maria Callas Remembered: An Intimate Portrait of the Private Callas by Nadia Stancioff. Maria Callas’s dear friend shares her personal memories of the woman who dazzled the opera world but remained at heart a woman who wanted most to be respected and loved for her true self.
The facilitator for the evening is Kathleen Wilson, who earned a doctorate in voice pedagogy from Columbia University and is a member of the Santa Fe Opera Guild Board.
The book discussion will be held via Zoom. The event is free, but you must register to attend. Registration will close at noon on January 16, 2024.
Nadia Stancioff was Maria Callas's friend during the diva's unhappy final years, starting as a publicist for Callas's film of the opera, Medea. Interviewing people who had known her earlier, Stancioff sought to explore the woman from the inside - "Maria," not "Callas." In her book, Maria Callas Remembered: An Intimate Portrait of the Private Callas, she sought not to rehash the sensational and salacious elements of the Diva’s life, but rather provide a different perspective of the woman behind a tumultuous life played out on the world stage. A reviewer of her book stated “Stancioff adds the insights of Maria's friends, colleagues, and family. The figure that emerges is intriguing, infuriating, mystifying - and endlessly fascinating.”
Maria Callas as Giulia in the opera La Vestale by Gaspare Spontini, 1954
To read an insightful review of Stancioff’s book in Kircus Reviews, click here.
The facilitator for the evening is Kathleen Wilson, who earned a doctorate in voice pedagogy from Columbia University and is a member of the Santa Fe Opera Guild Board. Kathleen is the ideal facilitator for what will certainly be a lively discussion.
We hope you will join us on Tuesday, January 16 at 6 pm MST for our discussion of Maria Callas Remembered: An Intimate Portrait of the Private Callas by Nadia Stancioff. There is no charge for this event, but registration is required. All registrants will receive a Zoom link via email the day of the Vivace meeting.
If you have questions, please email [email protected].
Please register no later than noon, January 16, 2024.
About The Travel Club
The Guild is excited to announce our first travel program to attend world-class Opera productions in 2024. We have chosen New York's Metropolitan Opera and the Santa Fe Opera as this year's Opera destinations.
We are working right now on the best travel agent to work with us so please stay tuned.
We also would like to develop a preliminary waiting list from those of you who would be interested in traveling with us.
Please send us a note to: [email protected] with your full name, phone and email address stating your potential interest.
Thank You.
Thank you for your interest in the Guild Travel Club. After offering Opera experiences via Road Scholar, it is clear that the costs for these trips are prohibitive for most persons. So, we have arranged for a group sales discounted Opera tickets at the Santa Fe Opera in July. The Guild will register you and request the deposits required by the Opera. You will be responsible for all other arrangements like airfare, hotel, rental car, etc.