Tag Archives: Maria Callas

The house of legendary Maria Kallas will be renovated to house the Academy of Lyrical Art Maria Callas. Mayor of Athens Costas Bakoyiannis announced last week. Located close to the National Museum, the 1500-square-meter Jugendstil – Art Nouveau Architecture – apartment building is considered as one of the architectural jewelries …

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Α new sculpture of Maria Callas was unveiled in downtown Athens on Friday afternooon. The sculpture of La Diva stands opposite the Odeon of Herodes Atticus in a small park with olive trees close to the Acropolis of Athens. The cooper work was created by sculptor Aphrodite Liti and was …

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36 years after the death of great Greek soprano Maria Callas. Born Maria Cecilia Kalogeropoulou in New York City on December 2, 1923, La Divina died of a heart attack on  September 16, 1977 in Paris. The American-born Greek soprano was one of the most renowned and influential opera singers …

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La Traviata La Bohéme, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, Macbeth, Rigoletto, The Barber of Seville, Il Trovatore, Sicilian Vespers… ,  arias of the world’s most beautiful operas are to be heard this Sunday in downtown in an open air event that combines the classical music and the city’s finest archaeological sites. On …

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Greek police started a new operation on Wednesday noon to empty the Skaramangas building from squatters. The operation started at 3:15 p.m. in Patision/Skaramanga street, opposite the National Archaeological Museum and the Polytechnic School.  According to Greek media, some of hundreds of anti-authoritarians have set barricades on Stournari street. The …

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