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Maria Callas, Commendatore OMRI (Greek: Μαρία Κάλλας; December 2, 1923 – September 16, 1977), was a Greek-American soprano, and one of the most renowned and influential opera singers of the 20th century. Some critics praised her bel canto technique, wide-ranging voice and dramatic interpretations, while others found her voice displeasing and considered that a defective technique was responsible for her premature decline. Her repertoire ranged from classical opera seria to the bel canto operas of Donizetti, Bellini and Rossini and further, to the works of Verdi and Puccini; and, in her early career, to the music dramas of Wagner. The press dubbed her La Divina.
Born in New York City and raised by an overbearing mother, she received her musical education in Greece and established her career in Italy. Forced to deal with the exigencies of wartime poverty and with myopia that left her nearly blind onstage, she endured struggles and scandal over the course of her career. She turned herself from a heavy woman into a svelte and glamorous one after a mid-career weight loss, which might have contributed to her vocal decline and the premature end of her career. The press exulted in publicizing Callas's temperamental behavior, her supposed rivalry with Renata Tebaldi and her love affair with Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis. Although her dramatic life and personal tragedy have often overshadowed Callas the artist in the popular press, her artistic achievements were such that Leonard Bernstein called her "the Bible of opera" and her influence so enduring that, in 2006, Opera News wrote of her: "Nearly thirty years after her death, she's still the definition of the diva as artist—and still one of classical music's best-selling vocalists."
The Royal is a British medical drama series produced by ITV that ran from 2003 to 2011. The show comprised one-hour episodes which were normally first aired on ITV in the Sunday early evening slot.
The title of the series refers to the fictional "St Aidan's Royal Free Hospital", located in Elsinby, a fictional rural seaside town, portrayed as being close to Aidensfield, the fictional setting of the UK TV series Heartbeat. The series was shot in Whitby and Scarborough, in the North Riding of Yorkshire. The Royal is an NHS hospital serving the local town, countryside and visitors. The show was set in the 1960s. It began as a spin-off from another popular ITV show set in North Yorkshire, Heartbeat.
Stars of the show included Ian Carmichael, Wendy Craig, Robert Daws, and Amy Robbins. The last episode of the show aired at 7.00 pm on Sunday, 31 July 2011 on ITV.
The Royal was introduced in the 14th episode of the 12th series of Heartbeat entitled 'Out Of The Blue' and The Royal benefited from this connection to the extremely popular parent series; several Heartbeat characters appeared in the first couple of series of The Royal, most notably Bill Maynard as a bed-ridden Claude Greengrass, but as the series progressed it generally dropped its character crossovers with Heartbeat to become its own entity.
The Royal Ballet is an internationally renowned classical ballet company, based at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, UK. The largest of the four major ballet companies in Great Britain, the Royal Ballet was founded in 1931 by Dame Ninette de Valois, it became the resident ballet company of the Royal Opera House in 1946 and was granted a royal charter in 1956, becoming recognised as Britain's flagship national ballet company.
The Royal Ballet was one of the foremost ballet companies of the 20th century, and continues to be one of the world's most famous ballet companies to this day, generally noted for its artistic and creative values. The company employs approximately 100 dancers and has purpose built facilities within the Royal Opera House. The official associate school of the company is the Royal Ballet School, and it also has a sister company, the Birmingham Royal Ballet, which operates independently. The Prima ballerina assoluta of the Royal Ballet is the late Dame Margot Fonteyn.
The final part of the four-part series of scenes that comprise the film Conversations With Strangers. Starring: Kate Mayne & Conner McKenzy Director / Producer: James Sampson Producer: Marcus Crouch Writer: Siobhan Callas DOP: Scott Sandford Editor: David Hume Art Director: Alexander J Pugh Featuring music by: The Yawns & Felix Indiana http://www.conversationswithstrangers.co.uk http://www.jamessampsonfilm.com
Video blog for 'The Hidden Persuaders' film Featuring Dayle Teegarden and Siobhan Callas with me and directed by Wayne Dudley
Maria Callas, master class at Juilliard Vincenzo Bellini: I Capuleti ed i Montecchi "Oh! quante volte ti chiedo" - Giulietta (soprano) Student: Carolyn Val-Schmidt Entire master class: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=09F93460516754C7 For a sortable chart of all the lessons, see: http://sites.google.com/site/operalala/CallasJuilliard . .
A 2016 recording filmed specifically for portfolio purposes. This is for my college applications/auditions. Filmed on a 104Canon camera "O Mio Babbino Caro" ("Oh My Beloved Father") is the most famous musical selection from Giacomo Puccini's "Gianni Schicchi" opera. Numerous renditions of this classic aria have been recorded, including those of Maria Callas and Montserrat Caballé.
Principal of The Royal Ballet since 2001, Zenaida Yanowsky is a real cornerstone of the Company. Here, she is interviewed by another legend of the business, Darcey Bussell, who spent almost 20 years as a Principal with The Royal Ballet. The pair talk about a life and career with The Royal Ballet, from favourite performances and roles through to their thoughts on the Ashton triple bill in which Yanowsky dances dance the role of Marguerite in Marguerite and Armand. The Ashton triple bill, featuring The Dream, Symphonic Variations, and Marguerite and Armand, is a collection of works by Frederick Ashton, Founder Choreographer of The Royal Ballet. Find out more at http://www.roh.org.uk/ashton
Erwin Schrott as Jean Procide Et toi, Palerme from Giuseppe Verdi's Les Vêpres Siciliennes Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano Royal Opera House, London 4th November 2013
Lauretta (Andriana Chuchman) is asking her father (Placido Domingo) to help the family of Duoso Donati. Los Angeles - 2015
Auditorio Baluarte - Pamplona, España 21 Novembre 2015 Gilda: SCILLA CRISTIANO Coro: Coro "Premier Ensemble" de AGAO direttore del coro: Iñigo Casalí Orchestra: Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra (OSN) Direttore: M° Oliver Díaz Regia: Gustavo Moral AGAO http://scillacristiano-soprano.blogspot.it/2015/11/rigoletto-2015-nov.html