By La Cieca 
Swedish actress Noomi Rapace has been named as star of a film biography of Maria Callas to be directed by Niki Caro, reports Variety.
Rapace is best known for playing the title role in the original Swedish film of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. La Cieca warns, though, that perhaps you shouldn’t start queueing for tickets quite yet: this project was previously announced (with Eva Green as the mythic diva) as long ago as 2010.
James Jorden (who wrote under the names "La Cieca" and "Our Own JJ") was the founder and editor of parterre box. During his 20 year career as an opera critic he wrote for the New York Times, Opera, Gay City News, Opera Now, Musical America and the New York Post. He also raised his voice in punditry on National Public Radio. From time to time he directed opera, including three unsuccessful productions of Don Giovanni. He also contributed a regular column on opera for the New York Observer. James died in October 2023.
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