The best sopranos and magical mezzos, heroic tenors and a mighty bass or two. From star divas of history to the finest voices of today, here’s our list of the greatest opera singers in history. No ...

From behind-the-scenes access to costumes at the Royal Opera House to well-being treatments to start the year off right, here's what to see and do in the capital.

When Jackie Kennedy learned that her husband, Aristotle Onassis, was having an affair with Maria Callas, she did what she knew best – looked the other way. The claim was made by Kiki Feroudi ...

At her considerable best, Maria Callas could lay down a performance which can’t be bettered. Others might do it just as well, differently – but not better. Over the course of a brief career, having ...

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Angelina Jolie is back in UK cinemas this Friday in Maria, the biopic about iconic opera singer Maria Callas. Talking to Digital Spy, Jolie reflected on how she managed to relate to the singer, ...

Note: This review originally appeared on Next Best Picture's website. Although Chilean director Pablo Larraín has covered several genres and stories with his films, he's particularly passionate ...

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The great classical diva of modern times, known around the world for her beauty and fiery temper as much as her voice. She was a cover star with a thirst for the high-life and the looks of a ...

Maria, the new biopic being released in cinemas and on Netflix, is the third in Pablo Larraín’s cinematic trilogy of remarkable women. The equally astounding Angelina Jolie portrays the late ...

Although Chilean director Pablo Larraín has covered several genres and stories with his films, he's particularly passionate about profiling iconic women during tumultuous moments in their lives.

What did it cost to become La Divina? Two films shed new light on one of opera’s darkest episodes “At my stage of the game, any­thing to survive.” Maria ­Callas was only 45 when she grimly ...