Maria Callas is considered for many a turning point in the opera. Born on Dec. 2, 1923, in New York (she would later renounce her U.S. citizenship), the soprano received her musical education in Greece and would find her career flourishing in Italy. She made her Italian debut in 1946 in “La Gioconda” in Verona. From there she made a {…}
“Opera Meets Film” is a feature dedicated to exploring the way that opera has been employed in cinema. We will select a section or a film in its entirety, highlighting the impact that utilizing the operatic form or sections from an opera can alter our perception of a film that we are viewing. This week’s installment features “Bohemian Rhapsody.” Queen’s {…}
He has sung in practically every major opera house in the world. Specializing in the roles of Rossini, Mozart, and Donizetti, his career at the Metropolitan alone has garnished over one hundred performances from his debut in 1964 until his last performance there in 1975. Working with the major singers of this period, including a favorite, Maria Callas, he sang {…}
INT. METROPOLITAN OPERA, NEW YORK. JANUARY 2012. The opera onstage is Donizetti’s “Maria Stuarda” starring Joyce DiDonato in a production by David McVicar. The run of performances of this production are set to be a major artistic success for all involved, earning strong reviews and eventually, a DVD release. Seated in the audience is a young man, his name Tom {…}
“Opera Meets Film” is a feature dedicated to exploring the way that opera has been employed in cinema. We will select a section or a film in its entirety, highlighting the impact that utilizing the operatic form or sections from an opera can alter our perception of a film that we are viewing. This week’s installment features “Maria by Callas,” {…}
BASE Hologram has revealed the program for “Callas in Concert,” which will begin its tour on Sept. 23, 2018 in Sacramento. The set list was passed along to OperaWire and will feature a hologram of the diva performing original recordings that have been digitally remastered. She will be accompanied by a 50-piece orchestra. Callas is set to sing a total {…}
Sony Pictures Classics has announced that the documentary “Maria By Callas” will be featured in the Spotlight on Documentary section of the 56th New York Film Festival. The news comes a few weeks after it was announced that the film directed by Tom Volf would be presented at the Toronto International Film festival for its North American premiere. Per the documentary’s {…}
“Maria by Callas” is set to make its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. The documentary will be part of TIFF Docs sidebar, which was announced on August 9, 2018. The documentary by Tom Volf will make its North American premiere on Sept. 10, 2018 and will be in the same section as such high profile documentary {…}
For many, there has never been a more beautiful lyric tenor voice than that of Giuseppe di Stefano. Luciano Pavarotti once stated that, “Di Stefano is my idol. There is a solar voice… It was the most incredible, open voice you could hear. The musicality of di Stefano is as natural and beautiful as the voice is phenomenal.” Born on July 24, {…}
Update: OperaWire has been informed that the San Francisco date will actually mark the first performance of the tour, though the exact time and place has yet to be defined. The article follows as originally published. “Maria Callas” will return to the stage this fall. Base Hologram, the company behind the technology that is bringing the famed diva “back to life,” {…}
What was it like to see Maria Callas? There are still many that can recall the experience of seeing the great diva take the stage, but there will come a time when they will no longer be around. Many are already resigned to watching old videos or listening to old recordings, but there are some that have different ideas. In {…}