This story was written as part of the WTOP Book Report series authored by Terik King. Read more of that coverage. In the high-drama world of opera, where talent clashes with ambition and passion ...

A two-fisted Greek American from the Washington Heights section of upper Manhattan, Maria Callas first wowed Italian opera lovers, singing with such power and otherworldly intensity that she made them ...

Soprano Maria Callas died in 1977. In the nearly forty-five years since, a plethora of books, videos, movies and articles have been published covering every aspect of the diva’s life. Callas gave her ...

If ever there was a mainstream superstar in the world of grand opera, Maria Callas would most likely be the one. Angelina Jolie is certainly up to the dramatic challenge in Maria. Maria Callas may not ...

Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the scripts behind the year’s buzziest awards-season films continues with Maria, the Maria Callas snapshot-biopic starring Angelina Jolie. Pablo ...

Along with the likes of Judy Garland, Maria Callas is in the pantheon of superstars whose magnetic stage personality and charisma continue to enchant audiences. And so the new Netflix biopic, “Maria” ...

Maria 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 put her on ...

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According to the film’s logline, Maria will tell “the tumultuous, beautiful, and tragic story of the life of the world’s greatest opera singer, relived and re-imagined during her final days in 1970s ...

Angelina Jolie can relate to Maria Callas on a personal level. The Oscar-winning actress — who portrays the late opera singer in the forthcoming film “Maria” — admitted the two share a “certain ...