On the cover of the French release of Amália Rodrigues’ first Olympia LP (Columbia FSX 123) (1957) is a black-and-white photograph of Amália in the spring of 1956 on the Olympia stage. (The same photograph appears on the cover of this book) Her head tilted slightly upwards with eyes half open, the photograph captures her in a moment of song, of focused attention, of expressive force. The Swiss-French photographer Sabine Weiss took this photo in her early thirties; she would become one of the most celebrated photographers of the twentieth century. She is known for her street photography and photojournalism, but also for her work in fashion photography, and for her portraits of musicians, artists, and writers. Igor Stravinsky, Benhamin Britten, Maria Callas, Pablo Casals, Ella Fitzgerald, and Charlie Parker were among her subjects.
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