To embody Callas, the Oscar winner underwent months of Italian lessons and rigorous vocal training to perform some of Callas’s most famous arias. When Maria premiered at the Venice Film Festival ...

Maria, the new biopic being released ... Some critics thought her best at the highs of a musical scale, others at lows. Even Callas disliked her own voice, describing it as something she had ...

Note: This review originally appeared on Next Best Picture's website ... one that is outside the typical biopic drama. Maria Callas died at the age of 53 from a heart attack, and her last few ...

"There is no life away from the stage," Maria says. "The stage is in my mind." Fleeting musical sequences catch Callas at the height of her power, exaltation and fame, while others — like a rain ...