Aegean in place Aegean in place

Greek National Opera’s Medea in the ancient theater at Epidaurus is an intermittently rewarding exercise in nostalgia.

By July 01, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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Audiences expect miracles Audiences expect miracles

Following a review by Christopher Corwin, figures from in and around the box react to Pablo Larraín‘s new film Maria

By December 26, 2024 at 9:00 AM
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And suddenly that name will never be the same And suddenly that name will never be the same

Christopher Corwin reviews Pablo Larraín‘s Maria

By November 26, 2024 at 9:00 AM
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I’m in the mood for adulation I’m in the mood for adulation

The first clip of Pablo Larraín‘s Maria Callas biopic staring Angelina Jolie has been released

By August 28, 2024 at 12:05 PM
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Tosca Tosca

A broadcast of the 1953 recording featuring Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, and Tito Gobbi conducted by Tullio Serafin in celebration of the Callas centennial

By December 02, 2023 at 9:00 AM
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Diva down Diva down

Born on this day 100 years ago

By December 02, 2023 at 6:00 AM
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Portrait of a lady on fire Portrait of a lady on fire

Several opera companies across the globe are marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of Maria Callas with performances of operas identified with her.

By October 26, 2023 at 9:00 AM
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Inside of you there are two Marias Inside of you there are two Marias

“The first two images of Angelina Jolie as famed diva Maria Callas in Pablo Larraín’s upcoming biopic Maria have been revealed”

By October 09, 2023 at 1:15 PM
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A fantastic four A fantastic four

These are my findings and opinions (and I welcome rebuttals)!

By September 21, 2022 at 2:07 PM
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Come to me my melancholy diva Come to me my melancholy diva

“What emerges from this handsome but sentimental film is a portrait of the artist in decline, cocooning herself in defensive victimhood.

By October 02, 2018 at 12:43 PM
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Tongue tied Tongue tied

“Trove Thursday”’s latest folie de grandeur is an overflowing three-part explosion of post-war divas in live performances of unexpected arias always in the “wrong language.”

By June 28, 2018 at 9:00 AM
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Art is domination! Art is domination!

Anna Netrebko is Maria Callas in Terrence McNally‘s Master Class!

By June 23, 2018 at 6:52 PM
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‘La traviata’ on a parterre saturday afternoon ‘La traviata’ on a parterre saturday afternoon

Today at 2:00 PM, Our Own JJ presents the “other” great Maria Callas Traviata from 1958, the glorious performance of June 20, 1958 at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

By June 16, 2018 at 11:52 AM
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Rara avis Rara avis

Tomorrow (Sunday) a staged reading of The Lisbon Traviata will be performed at New York’s LGBT Community Center.

By June 16, 2018 at 9:00 AM
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Geh such dir die Stars vom vergangenen Jahr! Geh such dir die Stars vom vergangenen Jahr!

Tristan has been the season-launching opera three times before now, but good luck finding someone to provide a firsthand account of the last time.

By September 23, 2016 at 3:20 AM
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Tales of the planet Htrae Tales of the planet Htrae

“If Maria Callas remains the prototype of the stormy operatic diva, then Renée Fleming is the anti-Callas.”

By January 20, 2014 at 11:57 AM
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Happy Birthday Maria Meneghini Callas Happy Birthday Maria Meneghini Callas

Today would have been the 90th birthday of the quintessential prima donna.

By December 02, 2013 at 8:00 AM
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