Maria Callas's Violetta was one of the wonders of our age: scarily elemental, supernaturally brilliant. After many unofficial releases, the tape of her 20 June 1958 London performance has now been ...

The premiere of Marina Abramović’s “The 7 Deaths of Maria Callas,” which opened the Bavarian State Opera’s season this month, was live-streamed on Sept. 5 and is available free of charge until Oct. 7.

Virginia Zeani, great bel-canto soprano who sang Violetta in La Traviata 648 times – obituary When Maria Callas heard Virginia Zeani on the radio, she turned to her husband and said: ‘That woman is my ...

Callas rehearsing for her title role in Medea at Covent Garden, London, 1959. Photograph: John Franks/Getty Images It is a brave man who dares criticise Maria Callas these days. In the 20 years since ...

At her considerable best, Maria Callas could lay down a performance which can’t be bettered. Others might do it just as well, differently – but not better. Over the course of a brief career, having ...