Theatre Tuscaloosa is performing "Master Class" this week, based on the life of opera diva Maria Callas, starring Ava ...

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 ...

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 ...

Considered one of the most gifted performers of her generation, Maria Callas has continued to cast a spell over audiences, both young and old, long after her untimely death in 1977. Born on December ...

But she's still getting some of the best reviews of her career for playing Maria Callas — a complex woman with a fascinating place in the history of 20th century music.

"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 ...