Photo source - Teatro alla Scala in Milan
Maria Callas (christened Maria Anna Sofia Cecilia Kalogeropoulou) was born (Sophia Cecelia Kalos) at Flower Hospital in Manhattan, NY on December 2, 1923. The Greek soprano was one of the most famous and controversial opera singers of her time. There were scandals both real and imagined by the press during her lifetime, which ended on September 16, 1977.
Whatever you might think of her personally, she remains one of the greatest ever to grace the stage or recording studio. Callas had an astounding vocal range, which helped her to be effective in a wide range of opera character roles. There have been few sopranos who could compare to her vocal talents, though all would be honored to be thought of as in the same class.
"Casta Diva" - Norma's aria from 'Norma'
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