"Kiss Me, Kate came along in 1948 when Callas was not yet an international star. In fact, the earliest mention I can find of her in the Times is in October 1951, when she is mentioned by her married name. As simply Maria Callas, the earliest mention I can find is a year later. So would this have been a possible revival of KMK?"
I had the same thought when I read that. Callas was almost a nobody in 1948 when KISS ME, KATE was first produced, and it doesn't seem likely that anyone would have asked her to do a revival of that show, or any show!
I am sorry that the planned film version of TOSCA with Callas never happened. That project got so far as the soundtrack being recorded (and then, when the film was not made, the proposed soundtrack was simply released as an audio recording). |
