Maria Callas
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Maria Callas was a renowned 20th-century Greek-American soprano celebrated for her dramatic intensity, distinctive voice, and iconic interpretations of Italian opera roles.
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| instanceOf |
Greek-American person
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human → operatic soprano → |
| activeYearsEnd |
1965
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| activeYearsStart |
1940
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| alsoKnownAs |
La Divina
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| awarded |
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
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| birthName |
Maria Anna Cecilia Sofia Kalogeropoulos
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| burialPlace |
Père Lachaise Cemetery
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| causeOfDeath |
heart attack
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| citizenship |
Greece
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United States of America → |
| countryOfBirth |
United States of America
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| countryOfDeath |
France
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| dateOfBirth |
1923-12-02
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| dateOfDeath |
1977-09-16
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| educatedAt |
Athens Conservatoire
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National Conservatoire of Athens NERFINISHED → |
| ethnicOrigin |
Greek
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| father |
George Kalogeropoulos
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| fieldOfWork |
opera
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| genre |
Italian opera
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| marriageEnd |
1959
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| marriageStart |
1949
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| mother |
Evangelia Dimitriadou
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| name |
Maria Callas
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| notableFor |
distinctive timbre of voice
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dramatic intensity in performance → interpretations of bel canto roles → revival of bel canto repertoire → |
| notableRole |
Amina in Bellini's "La sonnambula"
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Elvira in Bellini's "I puritani" → Lucia in Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor" NERFINISHED → Medea in Cherubini's "Medea" NERFINISHED → Norma in Bellini's "Norma" NERFINISHED → Tosca in Puccini's "Tosca" NERFINISHED → Violetta in Verdi's "La traviata" NERFINISHED → |
| partner |
Aristotle Onassis
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| performedAt |
Arena di Verona
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La Scala NERFINISHED → Metropolitan Opera NERFINISHED → Royal Opera House NERFINISHED → Teatro La Fenice NERFINISHED → |
| placeOfBirth |
New York City
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| placeOfDeath |
Paris
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| posthumousRecognition |
considered one of the greatest opera singers of the 20th century
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| recordLabel |
EMI
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| religion |
Greek Orthodox Church
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| residence |
Athens
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Milan NERFINISHED → Paris → |
| spouse |
Giovanni Battista Meneghini
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| studiedUnder |
Elvira de Hidalgo
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| vocalType |
soprano
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Referenced by (3)
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EMI Classics
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associatedWith |
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Teatro Colón
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notablePerformer |
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La Scala
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notableSingerAssociated |