Once, I sang.
Most divas suffer awful endings.
Callas subjugated voice to character. She sang roles that many sopranos refuse because they demand enormous preparation, stamina, and vocal range. Perhaps the tragic endings are precisely what allow the divas to play untamed female heroes. A t the beginning of her career, the legendary Maria Callas weighed over 200 pounds. In early photos, she is lusciously fleshy, moist, large.