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Maria Callas
Maria Callas Commendatore OMRI was an American-born Greek soprano and one of the most renowned and influential opera singers of the 20th century. Many critics praised her bel canto technique, wide-ranging voice and dramatic interpretations. Her repertoire ranged from classical opera seria to the bel canto operas of Donizetti, Bellini, and Rossini, and further to the works of Verdi and Puccini, and in her early career to the music dramas of Wagner. Her musical and dramatic talents led to her being hailed as La Divina. Born in Manhattan and raised in Astoria, Queens, New York City, to Greek immigrant parents, she was raised by an overbearing mother who had wanted a son. Maria received her musical education in Greece at age 13 and later established her career in Italy. Forced to deal with the exigencies of 1940s wartime poverty and with near-sightedness that left her nearly blind on stage, she endured struggles and scandal over the course of her career. She underwent a mid-career weight loss, which might have contributed to her vocal decline and the premature end of her career. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Callas) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)

Songs

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Norma: "Casta diva"
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Carmen, GB 9, IGB 16, Act I: "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Habanera) (Carmen)
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Madame Butterfly: Un Bel Di Vedremo (Act. 2)
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Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro" (Lauretta)
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Carmen, Act 1: "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Habanera) [Carmen, Chorus]

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Puccini: Manon Lescaut

2024
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Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (feat. Anna Maria Canali, Raffaele Arié & Tito Gobbi)

2024
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Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia

2024
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Rossini: Il turco in Italia

2024
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Puccini: Tosca

2024
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María Callas – Bellini / Norma Excerpts Teatro Colón 1949 (Live)

2023
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Verdi: La forza del destino

2024
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Verdi: La traviata (feat. Ede Marietti Gandolfo, Francesco Albanese & Ugo Savarese)

2024
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Ponchielli: La Gioconda, Op. 9 (feat. Fiorenza Cossotto, Irene Companeez, Pier Miranda Ferraro & Piero Cappuccilli)

2024
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Bellini: Norma

2024

Singles & EPs

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Vissi d'arte

Single2024
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Carmen's Habanera - L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (feat. Chœurs René Duclos)

Single2023
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Maria Callas Live - Vissi d'arte

Single2017
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Un bel dì vedremo

Single2023
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Casta diva

Single2023
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Callas at La Scala - Callas Remastered

EP2014
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Ebben? Ne andrò lontana

Single2023
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Callas - Bellini Casta Diva

Single2022
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O mio babbino caro

Single2023
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Maria Callas Live - Casta Diva

Single2017

Videos

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Norma, Act I Scene 4: Preghiera, "Casta diva" (Norma, Chorus)

Georges Sebastian, Maria Callas, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Paris, and Choeur de l'Opéra National de Paris27M views
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Don Carlo, Act 4: "Tu che le vanità" (Elisabetta) [Live, Hamburg, 1959]

Maria Callas179K views
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Maria Callas sings Bizet's Carmen: Séguedille (Hamburg, 1962)

Nicolai Gedda, Chœurs René Duclos, Jane Berbié, Maurice Maievski, Claude Calès, Choeurs D'Enfants Jean Pesneaud, Andréa Guiot, Choeurs et Orchestre de l'Opéra National, Maria Callas, Jacques Mars, Nadine Sautereau, Jacques Pruvost, Robert Massard, and Jean-Paul Vauquelin159K views
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Angela Gheorghiu - Habanera (Carmen)

Maria Callas1.4M views
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Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), Act I: Cavatina: Una voce poco fa

Maria Callas411K views

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Opera for the Ages

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