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.

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.

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 ...

Angelina Jolie stars in Pablo Larraín's Callas drama 'Maria,' which unfolds in ... playing in the rain while a throng of costumed geishas perform the “Humming Chorus” from Madama Butterfly.

Maria Callas (1923-1977) is often hailed as one of the greatest sopranos of the 20th century. She’s best known for her performances in the operas Medea, Tosca and La Traviata, and when TIME put ...

First Look: As Maria Callas, Angelina Jolie finally has the starring role she deserves. ... An elaborate number based on the Humming Chorus from Madama Butterfly fills up the screen.

Maria Callas died in 1977, aged 53, and, as anyone even faintly interested in opera knows, she had a life of tumult, torment and tragedy that was itself operatic in scope. The events in Steven ...