Maria Callas

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  • Portrait
    1960

    Portrait

    Ken Veeder

  • 1964

    In the title role of Puccini’s Tosca, singing the aria 'Vissi d'arte', Covent Garden (now Royal Opera House), London

  • As Tosca in Puccini’s opera at the Covent Garden (now Royal Opera House), London
    1964

    As Tosca in Puccini’s opera at the Covent Garden (now Royal Opera House), London

    Reg Wilson

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  • 1962

    In concert in Hamburg, singing the Habanera from Bizet’s Carmen

  • With Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis
    1962

    With Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis

    © Ullstein Bild - ArenaPAL

  • As Paolina in Donizetti’s <em>Poliuto</em>, Teatro alla Scala, Milan
    1960

    As Paolina in Donizetti’s Poliuto, Teatro alla Scala, Milan

    Erio Piccagliani © Teatro alla Scala

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  • Portrait
    1960

    Portrait

    © Tully Potter Collection

  • With Walter Legge, at the recording sessions for Bellini’s <em>Norma</em>
    1960

    With Walter Legge, at the recording sessions for Bellini’s Norma

    Erio Piccagliani © Teatro alla Scala

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  • Recording <em>La Gioconda</em> by Ponchielli at La Scala, Milan
    1959

    Recording La Gioconda by Ponchielli at La Scala, Milan

    Erio Piccagliani © Teatro alla Scala

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  • Arriving at Berlin’s Tempelhof airport
    1959

    Arriving at Berlin’s Tempelhof airport

    © AKG-images - Ullstein Bild

  • With conductor Antonino Votto, producer Walter Legge and Antonio Tonini at the recording sessions for Ponchielli’s <em>La Gioconda</em> at La Scala , Milan
    1959

    With conductor Antonino Votto, producer Walter Legge and Antonio Tonini at the recording sessions for Ponchielli’s La Gioconda at La Scala , Milan

    Erio Piccagliani © Teatro alla Scala

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  • Acknowledging applause after a concert at the Musikhalle (now the Laeiszhalle), Hamburg<br />  
    1959

    Acknowledging applause after a concert at the Musikhalle (now the Laeiszhalle), Hamburg
     

    Ullstein Bild

  • As Imogene in Bellini’s <em>Il pirata</em> at La Scala, Milan, in 1958
    1958

    As Imogene in Bellini’s Il pirata at La Scala, Milan, in 1958

    Erio Piccagliani © Teatro alla Scala

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  • In front of the Ritz Hotel in the Place Vendôme, Paris
    1958

    In front of the Ritz Hotel in the Place Vendôme, Paris

    Roger Viollet © ArenaPAL

  • Callas’ Paris debut: a concert at the Paris Opéra (now known as the Palais Garnier)
    1958

    Callas’ Paris debut: a concert at the Paris Opéra (now known as the Palais Garnier)

    Hansi Hoffman

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  • As Violetta in Verdi’s <em>La traviata</em> at the Covent Garden (now Royal Opera House), London, 1958
    1958

    As Violetta in Verdi’s La traviata at the Covent Garden (now Royal Opera House), London, 1958

    Houston Rogers © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

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  • At a press conference at the Hotel Quirinale in Rome
    1958

    At a press conference at the Hotel Quirinale in Rome

    © AKG-images - Ullstein Bild

  • Signing autographs with Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis at the XVIII Venice International Film Festival
    1957

    Signing autographs with Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis at the XVIII Venice International Film Festival

    © AKG _ Archivio Mario De Biasi distribuito da Mondadori Portfolio

  • At a party hosted by Elsa Maxwell in Venice
    1957

    At a party hosted by Elsa Maxwell in Venice

    © AKG - Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche

  • As Turandot in Puccini’s opera production at La Scala, Milan, in 1957
    1957

    As Turandot in Puccini’s opera production at La Scala, Milan, in 1957

    Federico Patellani

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  • With Antonio Ghiringhelli, director of La Scala, after a performance of <em>La sonnambula</em> in Cologne
    1957

    With Antonio Ghiringhelli, director of La Scala, after a performance of La sonnambula in Cologne

    Erio Piccagliani © Teatro alla Scala

  • In the title role of Gluck’s <em>Ifigenia in Tauride</em> at La Scala, Milan, 1957
    1957

    In the title role of Gluck’s Ifigenia in Tauride at La Scala, Milan, 1957

    Erio Piccagliani © Teatro alla Scala

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  • In the title role of Donizetti’s <em>Anna Bolena</em> at La Scala, Milan, 1957
    1957

    In the title role of Donizetti’s Anna Bolena at La Scala, Milan, 1957

    Erio Piccagliani © Teatro alla Scala

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  • Recording <em>La sonnambula</em> in the Basilica Sant’Eufemia, Milan
    1955

    Recording La sonnambula in the Basilica Sant’Eufemia, Milan

    Erio Piccagliani © Teatro alla Scala

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  • With Giuseppe di Stefano at the recording sessions for <em>Rigoletto</em> at La Scala, Milan
    1955

    With Giuseppe di Stefano at the recording sessions for Rigoletto at La Scala, Milan

    Erio Piccagliani © Teatro alla Scala

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  • Bellini: <em>La sonnambula</em>
    1955

    Bellini: La sonnambula

    Erio Piccagliani © Teatro alla Scala

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  • In the title role of Donizetti’s <em>Lucia di Lammermoor</em> at La Scala, Milan
    1954

    In the title role of Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor at La Scala, Milan

    Erio Piccagliani © Teatro alla Scala

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  • As Maddalena di Coigny in Giordano’s <em>Andrea Chénier</em>, La Scala, Milan
    1955

    As Maddalena di Coigny in Giordano’s Andrea Chénier, La Scala, Milan

    Erio Piccagliani © Teatro alla Scala

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  • As Giulia in Spontini’s <em>La vestale</em>, Teatro alla Scala, Milan
    1954

    As Giulia in Spontini’s La vestale, Teatro alla Scala, Milan

    Erio Piccagliani © Teatro alla Scala

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