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Diva moments in classical music
Opera divas and flamboyant conductors – classical music is full of big personalities who give great performances. But in such an adrenaline-fuelled environment, emotions sometimes run high…
- 1. Handel and Mattheson
- 2. Sir Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
- 3. Berlioz, the angry music critic
- 4. Wagner's firey temper
- 5. Gounod: no autographs today
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6. Poulenc and Paul Vidal at the Paris Conservatoire
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7. Roberto Alagna
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8. Brahms' artistic disagreements
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9. Mahler the opera diva?
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10. Kathleen Battle
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11. Beethoven and his Symphony No. 3, 'Eroica'
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12. Jessye Norman's opera diva demands
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13. Leonard Slatkin
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14. David Garrett's smashed violin
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15. Haydn's hot-headed business deals
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16. Britten's War Requiem
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17. Caffarelli, Italian castrato
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18. New York Philharmonic Orchestra and Alan Gilbert
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19. Opera rivalry: Maria Callas and Renata Tebaldi
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GalleryBritten's War Requiem
The first performance of Britten’s War Requiem boasted a cast of some of the best singers of the past 100 years, but it wasn’t without its diva moments. Galina Vishnevskaya (pictured at the front) threw a tantrum during the recording, thinking she should be placed with the male soloists instead of the choir.
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