As Bono once commented about Luciano Pavarotti, “the opera follows him off stage”. Legendary soprano Maria Callas would have ...

In their 18th season, Winter Opera’s founder/general director Gina Galati reminds, they’ve not repeated a show. The company’s ...

Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson came face to face at the 2025 Golden Globes when Diesel took the stage to present the prize for ...

Maria Callas sings "Casta Diva" (Bellini: Norma, Act 1) Known for her rich and colourful mezzo voice and magnetic stage presence, Cecilia Bartoli is one of opera’s most popular performers and an utter ...

Maria Callas’ ethereal statue has been adorning the entrance ... Another intriguing detail: on her left hand, the Greek soprano holds the fathogram of the aria “Casta Diva,” the famous soprano prayer ...

After a lifetime of pleasing others, Maria has decided to take back her voice. Amid rumors of a potential comeback, she goes to rehearsals where she tries to channel La Callas, the diva who ruled ...

At her considerable best, Maria Callas could ... Singing it in 1952, Callas not only hits all the notes but inhabits the character to such an extent that every note feels not only psychologically ...

She cancelled performances, earning her an (undeserved) reputation as an erratic diva. This film is, in part, a detective story: what was it that made Maria Callas lose her voice? This Arena film ...

Maria, the new biopic being ... BC and AC (before Callas and after Callas). She developed an undeserved reputation for diva-ish outbursts. And her exacting standards meant that she would sometimes ...

Makes you feel two-feet tall. Maria Callas: the Final Act (BBC Two), a beginner’s guide to the diva’s decline, was told with the help of a couple of such hard-to-please grinches. Grinch-in ...

Almost 50 years on from her death, however, the public perception of Maria Callas all too often skews in one direction: the tortured female star. From demanding diva to heartbroken lover who gave ...