Angelina Jolie, as Callas, combined live singing with lip-syncing to original recordings – both were mostly unconvincing despite seven months of vocal training (that’s 5 minutes in opera terms).

Norma’s aria “Casta diva” came to represent the entire bel canto tradition, and even shorthand for opera overall. You can hear Maria Callas sing a sliver of it in a current TV commercial 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 ...

As a filmmaker, Clint Eastwood is drawn to stories that are dark, troubling and morally ambiguous. I’m thinking specifically of “Tightrope,” “Unforgiven,” “Mystic River” and “Million Dollar Baby.” ...

Theatre Tuscaloosa is performing "Master Class" this week, based on the life of opera diva Maria Callas, starring Ava ...

If it takes a diva to play one, Theatre Tuscaloosa seemed to know what it was doing, casting Ava Buchanan as Maria Callas, performing Terrence McNally's "Master Class" this week. Of course it's ...

In this edition of arts24, Angelina Jolie learns to sing opera for her part as Maria Callas in Paris ... Greek star redefined what it meant to be a diva, captivating audiences worldwide.

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 ...

In the popular press, Callas was a towering diva who turned up on stage only when ... but she brings it with her like a sense memory; in Maria, the women’s identities seem to merge before ...

A woman from humble beginnings who was launched into global mega-stardom, Maria Callas is one of the most famous opera singers to have ever lived. She defined and pioneered the diva archetype, and the ...

A portrayal of the final days of Maria Callas, possibly the most iconic opera singer of the 20th century, Maria stars Angelina Jolie as the titular chanteuse, a role that has been considered one ...