Master Class.

by Terrence McNally

Master Class is a pyrotechnical theater-fireworks in a contained space where Maria Callas is brought back to life in Sturm und Drang. Inspired by a series of master classes the great diva conducted at Juilliard toward the end of her career, this drama puts Maria Callas at center stage again as she coaxes, prods, and inspires students-"victims" as she calls them-into giving the performances of their lives while revealing her own. As she slips off into memories, we experience her days at La Scala, her marriage to Meneghini, and her great doomed love for Aristotle Onassis. But the dazzling theatricality comes from Callas's emotional explosions, her cutting wit, and the soaring music as each student sings an aria that exposes the Divina's vulnerabilities … and her genius.

Genres: Plays, Drama, Theatre, Music, Fiction, College

72 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Terrence McNally was an American playwright, librettist, and screenwriter. Described as "the bard of American theater" and "one of the greatest contemporary playwrights the theater world has yet produced," McNally was the recipient of five Tony Awards. He won the Tony Award for Best Play for Love! Valour!

Reviews

[Una paloma lectora · Rating 4 out of 5]

Muy buena obra. La verdad esta genial como mezclan el presente (la Master class) con el pasado de la soprano. Y como ella i tenta realmente enseñar, incluso si sus métodos son un poco anticuados o dolorosos para los alumnos