BBC Four - Maria by Callas (original) (raw)

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Documentary film that tells the life story of legendary Greek-American opera singer Maria Callas, completely in her own words.

Documentary film that tells the life story of legendary Greek-American opera singer Maria Callas, completely in her own words. Tom Volf’s account, which took four years of painstaking research to assemble, includes performances, TV interviews, home movies, family photographs, private letters and unpublished memoirs.

Maria by Callas reveals the essence of an extraordinary woman, who rose from humble beginnings in New York City to become a glamorous international superstar and one of the greatest artists of all time.

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Music Played

Rebecca Newman

Norma: Casta Diva

James Levine, London Symphony Orchestra

La Forza Del Destino: Act I: Overture

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy

Dance of The Hours From Act III of "La Gioconda"

Maria Callas, Orchestra Sinfonica Di Torino Della Rai: Antonino Votto

Vieni! T'affretta

Pretty Yende, Giacomo Sagripanti, Orchestra Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Coro Sinfonico Di Milano Giuseppe Verdi

La Sonnambula: Act II: Scene 2: Ah! Non Credea Mirarti

Giacomo Puccini

Gianni Schiacchi:O Mio Babbino Caro Show more / Show less

Credit

Role	Contributor
Director	Tom Volf