Maria Callas
Dramatic dresses: the Saltburn effect hits London fashion week
Erdem and Simone Rocha shows saw outfits that could have come from Elspeth Catton’s wardrobe
Chloe Mac Donnell
18, Feb, 2024 @1:33 PM
Maria Callas’s hologram concert: ersatz simulacrum of a dead diva is weird and depressing
The legendary soprano was celebrated for her emotional connection. This moribund gimmick intended to bring her back – but in fact took her further away
Tim Byrne
08, Dec, 2023 @1:44 AM
Enduring greatness: five essential Maria Callas recordings on her centenary
Born 100 years ago this week, the great soprano left an extensive recording legacy. From Puccini’s doomed Tosca to Wagner’s demonic Kundry, we pick the five roles that saw her hailed as the greatest voice of the age
Martin Kettle
30, Nov, 2023 @6:00 AM
‘They’ll see she was extraordinary’: Callas centenary inspires new generation to find the real Maria
Films, shows and a new museum seek to capture the charisma of the great soprano
Vanessa Thorpe Arts and media correspondent
19, Nov, 2023 @9:15 AM
7 Deaths of Maria Callas review – Marina Abramović dreams up a diva’s greatest hits
With murderous cameos from Willem Dafoe and live renditions of arias by a clutch of sopranos, the performance artist pays somewhat tame homage to the extraordinary singer
Flora Willson
05, Nov, 2023 @4:05 PM
Angelina Jolie to play Maria Callas in Spencer director’s next biopic
The Oscar-winner will play the opera singer in a film that explores the ‘tumultuous, beautiful, and tragic’ story of her life
Benjamin Lee
21, Oct, 2022 @5:25 PM
Maria Callas: Letters and Memoirs review – Monica Bellucci’s homage to a superstar
The Italian actor delivers an elegant but eccentric show that can’t quite decide who it’s for: opera aficionados or initiates
Arifa Akbar
25, Apr, 2022 @10:43 AM
Tina Arena’s unforgettable gig: Maria Callas looked over me as I stepped on to the ancient Greek amphitheatre
The Melbourne-born singer walks in the footsteps of the ‘misunderstood’ soprano on a historic stage in Athens
Tina Arena as told to Janine Israel
07, Mar, 2022 @4:30 PM
Monica Bellucci: ‘If your work is just about beauty, you won’t last five minutes’
She studied law, became a model, and then starred in everything from arthouse films to blockbusters. Now the multilingual Italian actor is overcoming a lifetime of stage fright to play opera diva Maria Callas
Laura Cappelle
02, Mar, 2022 @6:00 AM
Gandhi in heels? Maria Callas statue hits the wrong note
Critics compare figure of famous soprano erected in Greek capital to an Oscar statuette
Helena Smith in Athens
17, Oct, 2021 @7:45 AM
Drugged, sexually abused, swindled… Maria Callas’s tormented life revealed
Unpublished letters detail famed soprano’s painful relationships with husband, mother and Aristotle Onassis
Dalya Alberge
11, Apr, 2021 @6:45 AM
Robert Ponsonby and Maria Callas in Edinburgh | Letter
Letter: Arthur Summerfield hoped to catch Maria Callas at the Edinburgh festival in 1957, but she was catching a plane home
Letters
28, Feb, 2020 @5:45 PM
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