Maria Callas was a prominent Greek-American opera singer, considered one of the greatest sopranos of the 20th century. She was born on December 2, ... Madama Butterfly and Tosca.

Maria Callas was the diva. ... "Madama" appreciated the fact that "John," perhaps more than anyone, got her. He understood her. And that created a bond that lingered for decades, ...

Its premiere was a disaster but Puccini’s tear-jerker Madama Butterfly soon established itself as a perennial favourite. Mark Pullinger surveys almost a century of recordings. Maria Callas recorded ...

His latest film, Maria, centers on Maria Callas, an opera soprano, played by Angelina Jolie. For his Treat, Larraín recounts childhood visits to the opera house with his mother where he saw Giacomo ...

Larraín observes that the roles Callas chose to perform, such as those in Verdi’s La traviata, Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, and others, made those operas popular.

Starring Angelina Jolie as revered operatic soprano Maria Callas over the final ... playing in the rain while a throng of costumed geishas perform the “Humming Chorus” from Madama Butterfly.

With the Maria Callas biopic starring Angelina Jolie in cinemas, Matthew Sweet speaks to Maria director Pablo Larrain. ... Puccini, G.: Madama Butterfly. Capriccio. Omar Crook & E.G. Daily.