This film is a resurrection of the diva which brings back to life the period of the great Callas at La Scala in the 1950s. The original dresses still exist. They provide a real evocation and are the product of patient work conducted together with la Scala: photos (Erio Piccagliani), sketches of sets, the opera itself and the stage – everything is brought together to conjure up the great Callas. In this film, Anna Bolena, La Sonnambula, and Don Carlos – operas of which no footage remains – will come back to life for the first time. It is a resurrection of her life and its meaning, as each document blends into a single story: for example, the archive footage of Maria Callas, jostled by the crowd, on the red carpet at the 1960 Cannes Festival, with flash bulbs popping on all sides. It shows a woman who, 5 weeks earlier, had buried her son: a baby she gave birth to in absolute secrecy and who died 8 hours after being born. The star who looked triumphant at Cannes would never again be a mother. Richer and more poignant than fiction, this true story is the film about Maria Callas that everyone has been waiting for. Many of the scenes from her life, the photos, and amateur movies are being shown for the first time ever!
Available in US, Canada, Europe (excluding France, Italy and the French Speaking Territories in Belgium, Luxemburg and Switzerland)

Sound Format: PCM Stereo

Picture Format: 16:9

Resolution: 1080i FULL HD

Audio Languages: GB / FR

Subtitle Languages: FR, GB, DE, ES, PT, NL

Blu-ray Disc: 25 GB (Single Layer)

FSK: 0

“Maria Callas…..the quintessential opera diva of the 20th century” New York Times