It looked like a giant octopus head with tentacles jutting from the top and the bottom a fearful symmetry.

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Which is why when Ms. Callas sings "Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore" ("I lived for art, I lived for love") in the opera's most famous aria, the line between art and life with all its fearful symmetry for her is more than blurred.

WSJ: Maria Callas | Puccini's Tosca | The Measure of a Diva | Masterpiece by David Mermelstein