Callas, who died in 1977, was known for her ability to merge musical notes with complex feelings. Now Warner Classics has released a box set of her live recordings — including 20 complete operas. This ...

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This is FRESH AIR. The career of soprano Maria Callas was relatively short. She died in 1977 at the age of 53, and most of her commercial studio recordings were made in little over a decade. But her ...

There was once a more mysterious version of celebrity. The wall that separated a famous artist’s performance from that same artist’s private life was more difficult to scale. Popular singers didn’t ...

Maria Callas died in 1977 as a life-weary recluse, her glories on stage long past, but 40 years on her reputation has only grown as one of opera's defining sopranos. The anniversary is bringing out a ...

Forty years after the death of iconic opera singer Maria Callas, pictured here in January 1966, she is being featured in exhibitions, films and a major restoration of her live performances Forty years ...

The 40th anniversary of Maria Callas's death in Paris will be marked by the release of a new 42-disc box-set from Warner Classics called 'Maria Callas Live: Remastered Live Recordings 1949-1964'. The ...