A landmark moment in modern opera: Maria Callas performing Tosca at Covent Garden's Royal Opera House in 1964. Only the second act of the work was recorded, presented here in a restored version.

In 1941, Callas performed in her first starring role at age 18 — the titular character in Giacomo Puccini’s opera Tosca. She appeared in several other celebrated productions during this time ...

Maria Callas (1923-1977) is often hailed as one of the greatest sopranos of the 20th century. She’s best known for her performances in the operas Medea, Tosca and La Traviata, and when TIME put ...

For many, certainly for me, the classic Tosca is de Sabata's 1953 recording (EMI), with Callas, di Stefano and Gobbi. Others prefer the later Callas recording with Pretre (also EMI) for its ampler ...

The Unsung Greek Years of Callas continues its journey in cinemas across Athens and Heraklion, Crete for a third week, from February 27th to March 5th, distributed by CINOBO.

23 complete recordings of twenty different operas and eleven recital discs make up the legacy of Maria Callas’s recordings for EMI, from the first Lucia di Lammermoor of February 1953 to the second ...

In addition, beyond archival interviews with Callas herself ... the director of her first Tosca performance, Dino Yannopoulos; former GNO Chorus mistress Elli Nikolaidi; the pianist (co ...