Maria Callas [a] Commendatore OMRI [1] (born Maria Anna Cecilia Sophia Kalogeropoulos; [b] December 2, 1923 – September 16, 1977) was an American-born Greek soprano [2] and one of the most renowned and influential opera singers of the 20th century.

Dec 11, 2024 · Maria Callas was a legendary opera singer who performed throughout the world. The American-born Greek soprano made her professional debut as a teenager with the Royal Opera of Athens in 1941...

Dec 11, 2024 · In the opening moments of Pablo Larraín's film Maria, the titular Maria Callas (played by Angelina Jolie) has just died. In real life, Callas did in fact pass away in her Paris apartment,...

Mar 28, 2025 · Maria Callas was an American-born Greek operatic soprano who revived classical coloratura roles in the mid-20th century with her lyrical and dramatic versatility. Callas was known especially for her intensely dramatic voice, her strong sense of theater, and her scrupulously high artistic standards.

May 7, 2021 · On December 3, 1923, Maria Cecilia Sophia Anna Kalogeropoulos came kicking and screaming into the world at the Flower hospital and Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. The daughter of recent Greek immigrants to the United States, George and Evangelia "Litza" Dimitriadou, Maria Callas proved a painfully unwelcome addition.

Dec 11, 2024 · In the new Angelina Jolie-starring film “Maria,” which drops on Netflix Dec. 11, we’re transported back to the dramatic final days of one of the original divas of modern opera — and learn what it...

Dec 11, 2023 · It's 100 years since the birth of the opera singer Maria Callas. How did she come to personify the diva – and what did it mean for her private life? This month marks the centenary of one of...

Sep 19, 2024 · Callas became the most celebrated operatic soprano of the 20th century, but then her career—and life—were cut short. Maria Callas was a Greek-American soprano who dominated opera in the...

Dec 11, 2024 · M aria Callas (1923-1977) is often hailed as one of the greatest sopranos of the 20th century. She’s best known for her performances in the operas Medea, Tosca and La Traviata, and when TIME...

Sep 3, 2024 · Maria Callas made her professional debut in Feburary 1941 in a small role at the Greek National Opera, before securing her first lead role as Tosca in Puccini’s opera of the same name in August 1942.