/tags/maria-callas Maria Callas en-US Copyright Sat, 02 Dec 2023 12:57:26 GMT /npr-news/2023-12-02/maria-callas-the-soprano-of-the-century One hundred years after her birth, Maria Callas still commands attention in the world of opera, which she forever altered with her singular, searing performances. Sat, 02 Dec 2023 12:57:26 GMT /npr-news/2023-12-02/maria-callas-the-soprano-of-the-century Tom Huizenga /classical-101/2021-07-22/new-book-explores-the-inner-life-of-a-diva Paul Wink's new book examines Maria Callas’s inner life and the external forces that led to a blazing career in opera, a loud crash and burn, and a sad and lonely finale. Thu, 22 Jul 2021 15:38:41 GMT /classical-101/2021-07-22/new-book-explores-the-inner-life-of-a-diva Christopher Purdy /show/classical-101-by-request/2018-12-14/maria-by-callas-documentary-tells-sopranos-story-in-her-own-words What is there left to say?Enough to fill an engrossing new film, Maria by Callas, another examination of the life and career of Maria Callas, over 40… Fri, 14 Dec 2018 17:39:30 GMT /show/classical-101-by-request/2018-12-14/maria-by-callas-documentary-tells-sopranos-story-in-her-own-words Christopher Purdy /show/classical-101-by-request/2018-06-19/medea-maria-callas-and-a-chance-collaboration-with-conductor-leonard-bernstein It wasn't as if Leonard Bernstein was looking for work.By 1953, at the age of 35, Bernstein had already created two Broadway hits and had been on top of… Tue, 19 Jun 2018 15:34:34 GMT /show/classical-101-by-request/2018-06-19/medea-maria-callas-and-a-chance-collaboration-with-conductor-leonard-bernstein Christopher Purdy /classical-101/2017-12-28/childrens-books-music-education-and-more-the-most-read-classical-101-blog-posts-of-2017 Throughout 2017, our Classical 101 hosts have blogged about anything and everything in the classical music realm — new musical works and old favorites,… Thu, 28 Dec 2017 12:15:00 GMT /classical-101/2017-12-28/childrens-books-music-education-and-more-the-most-read-classical-101-blog-posts-of-2017 Emily Thompson /show/classical-101-by-request/2017-09-13/remembering-maria-callas-40-years-after-her-death Soprano Maria Callas—controversial, temperamental, with a voice described alternately as "dazzling" and "catastrophic"—remains an enigma whose recordings… Wed, 13 Sep 2017 11:15:00 GMT /show/classical-101-by-request/2017-09-13/remembering-maria-callas-40-years-after-her-death Christopher Purdy /show/classical-101-by-request/2017-09-12/meeting-maria-callas-in-boston Sept. 16 is the 40th anniversary of the death of Maria Callas. Born in 1923, Callas was 53 years old when she died.She had not sung a fully staged opera… Tue, 12 Sep 2017 11:15:00 GMT /show/classical-101-by-request/2017-09-12/meeting-maria-callas-in-boston Christopher Purdy /show/classical-101-by-request/2017-07-06/watch-maria-callas-on-the-ed-sullivan-show A few weeks ago during Opera and More, I was remembering soprano Roberta Peters, who died earlier this year. I said that Peters had been Ed Sullivan's… Thu, 06 Jul 2017 17:40:14 GMT /show/classical-101-by-request/2017-07-06/watch-maria-callas-on-the-ed-sullivan-show Christopher Purdy /2017-06-07/npr-news/2017-06-07/fame-is-a-boomerang The legendary diva, who died 40 years ago this year, muses on stardom and fate — both on stage and off — in a luxurious new book of pictures and words. Wed, 07 Jun 2017 14:01:00 GMT /2017-06-07/npr-news/2017-06-07/fame-is-a-boomerang Tom Huizenga /show/classical-101-by-request/2017-05-17/opera-and-more-returns-with-local-productions-tributes-and-you-guessed-it-more The Metropolitan Opera broadcasts take a summer break, and I step in to bring you grand opera, both favorites and the unexpected. Opera and More returns… Wed, 17 May 2017 18:17:33 GMT /show/classical-101-by-request/2017-05-17/opera-and-more-returns-with-local-productions-tributes-and-you-guessed-it-more Christopher Purdy