Drugged, sexually abused, swindled… Maria Callas’s tormented life revealed – The Guardian

Maria CallasUnpublished letters detail famed sopranos painful relationships with husband, mother and Aristotle Onassis
Sun 11 Apr 2021 07.45 BST
Her mother blackmailed her, her husband Giovanni Battista Meneghini stole from her, and shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis was violent and abandoned her for Jackie Kennedy. Soprano Maria Callas was adored by audiences worldwide but she never knew real love offstage, and her life was even more tragic than previously realised, according to research.
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