Maria Callas

Personal Info

Birthday

December 2, 1923

Day of Death

1977-09-16

(53 years old)

Place of Birth

Manhattan, New York, USA

Maria Callas

Biography

Maria Callas, born Maria Anna Sophie Cecilia Kalogeropoulos, was a Greek-American 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.

Known For

Medea

Maria Callas: Toujours (Paris 1958)

Maria Callas: At Covent Garden, 1962 and 1964

Η Ελληνίδα Μαρια Κάλλας

Maria Callas Sings Tosca, Act II

Callas Segreta

Filmography

2024
Maria Callas: The Final Act
as Self
Maria
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Faye
as Self - Opera Singer (archive footage)
2023
Callas: Paris, 1958
as Herself (archive footage)
Maria Callas: Letters and Memoirs
as Self (archival footage)
Callas Segreta
as Archive Footage
2020
A Night at the Opera
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Julie Andrews Forever
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Maria by Callas
as Self (archive footage)
2016
Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion
as Self (archive footage)
The Isle of Medea
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Pappano's Classical Voices
as Herself
2013
Io sono nata viaggiando
as Self (archive footage)
2007
Callas Assoluta
as Self (archive footage)
Η Ελληνίδα Μαρια Κάλλας
as (archive footage)
2004
Athens 2004: Olympic Opening Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad)
as Self (archive footage)
1997
Passion Callas
as Self
1987
Maria Callas: Life & Art
as Self
1983
Notre Dame de la Croisette
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1978
Callas: A Documentary
as Self (archive footage)
1973
The Return of Maria Callas
as Self
1969
Medea
as Medea
1968
The Callas Conversations
as Herself
1967
Our World
as Self
1966
Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti
as Self - Interviewee
1964
Maria Callas Sings Tosca, Act II
as Floria Tosca
1962
Maria Callas: At Covent Garden, 1962 and 1964
as Soprano (Don Carlo, Atto IV • Carmen • Tosca, Atto II)
Maria Callas in Concert - Hamburg 1959 and 1962
as Self
1958
Maria Callas: Toujours (Paris 1958)
as Norma / Leonora / Tosca (Soprano)