Pablo Larraín has a type. In telling Mrs. Kennedy’s response to Kennedy’s assassination in
After of Jackie
and Kristen Stewart wears a vintage Chanel as Diana, Princess of Wales 1970 of Spencer
, Chilean director has invited Angie Lina Jolie plays “La Divina”, Maria Callas, in the upcoming biopic. The Greek-American Callas, dubbed the “Opera Bible” by Leonard Bernstein, may have been The most famous opera singer Century, ushered in a performance by Bellini and Rossini at La Scala (although she was in Covent Garden’s Tosca performance is often described as the greatest ever). However, her talent was often overshadowed by the drama of her personal life. As Callas himself once said, “Wherever I am, I am busy.”
Maria Callas with Aristotle Onassis in her first marriage Affair.
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Maybe Most famously – after a difficult childhood and turbulent first marriage to business tycoon Giovanni Battista Meneghini, Callas began a decades-long Years of love relationship. With shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, who would go on to keep her for Jackie Kennedy. In addition to being estranged from her family (she once claimed her mother would have to jump off the roof to give her any cash), the soprano is also in a relationship with her La Scala rival, Renata Tebaldi. Tebaldi) in a long-running dispute. Comparing their voices, she once told the media, is like comparing champagne to Coca-Cola.
Karas on stage at Scala
Medea performance.
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As is Larin’s custom, the film will return to a specific period in Callas’ life: her final days in Paris , before she died of a heart attack when she was young). Steven Knight, who wrote the screenplay for Spencer
, will write the script, but it’s not yet confirmed if Julie will actually be in the biopic. However, she seems ready for the challenge. “I take my responsibility for Maria’s life and legacy very seriously,” the actor said in a statement. “I’ll give it my all to meet the challenge. Pablo Larin is a director I’ve always admired.” As for Larin? “Having the opportunity to combine two of my deepest and most personal passions — film and opera — has been a long-awaited dream,” he said.
