maria callas

     

Born in NYC on Dec. 2, 1923, this soprano made her debut at the Athens Opera at age 17

Trivia about maria callas

  • This Greek-American diva, born in 1923, was acclaimed for her portrayals of Norma & Anna Bolena
  • This diva began 1958 by walking out on opening night in Rome & ended it by being fired by the Met in NYC
  • This diva mourned, "First I lost weight, then I lost my voice, and now I’ve lost Onassis"
  • Ari liked the arias of this Greek diva who was nicknamed "La Divina"
  • This Greek-American diva is the leading character in Terrence McNally's play "Master Class"
  • Faye Dunaway won a 1998 Sarah Siddons Award for playing this Greek-American diva in "Master Class"
  • As a 13-year-old, she moved to Greece with her mother & the family name was changed back to Kalogeropoulos
  • This diva seen here was renowned for her romance with Aristotle Onassis
  • Opera fans said, "Bravo!" when "Master Class", a play about this diva, debuted in Philadelphia in 1995
  • Opera's Maria Kalogeropoulos
  • You're such a diva that folks compare you to this Greek soprano who was born in NYC in 1923
  • (Hi, I'm Jane Seymour) I won an Emmy for playing this singer in the miniseries "Onassis: The Richest Man in the World"
  • (Hi, I'm Jane Seymour) In 1988 I won an Emmy for my role as this opera star in the TV miniseries "Onassis"
  • Moving to Greece at age 13, she studied voice at the Royal Academy of Music in Athens
  • This soprano is seen in profile; the gentleman blindfolded next to her is Aristotle Onassis
  • In 1951 this soprano debuted at La Scala in Verdi's "I Vespri Siciliani"
  • In 1939 she made her operatic debut in "Cavalleria Rusticana" in Athens at age 15

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