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Maria by Callas

Documentary film that tells the life story of legendary Greek-American opera singer Maria Callas, completely in her own words.

Documentary film that tells the life story of legendary Greek-American opera singer Maria Callas, completely in her own words. Tom Volf’s account, which took four years of painstaking research to assemble, includes performances, TV interviews, home movies, family photographs, private letters and unpublished memoirs.

Maria by Callas reveals the essence of an extraordinary woman, who rose from humble beginnings in New York City to become a glamorous international superstar and one of the greatest artists of all time.

1 hour, 53 minutes

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Mon 30 Dec 2024 00:35
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Four

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Music Played

  • Rebecca Newman

    Norma: Casta Diva

  • James Levine, London Symphony Orchestra

    La Forza Del Destino: Act I: Overture

  • The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy

    Dance of The Hours From Act III of "La Gioconda"

  • Maria Callas, Orchestra Sinfonica Di Torino Della Rai: Antonino Votto

    Vieni! T'affretta

  • Don Byas

    Stormy Weather

  • Pretty Yende, Giacomo Sagripanti, Orchestra Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Coro Sinfonico Di Milano Giuseppe Verdi

    La Sonnambula: Act II: Scene 2: Ah! Non Credea Mirarti

  • Giacomo Puccini

    Gianni Schiacchi:O Mio Babbino Caro

Credit

Director Tom Volf

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