Maria Anna Cecilia Sofia Kalogeropoulos

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Maria Anna Cecilia Sofia Kalogeropoulos, better known as Maria Callas, was a renowned 20th-century Greek-American soprano celebrated for her dramatic intensity, vocal range, and transformative impact on opera performance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 20th-century singer
Greek-American person
classical musician
human
opera singer
operatic soprano
activePeriod mid-20th century
alsoKnownAs La Callas
linked to: Maria Callas

Maria Callas
Maria Meneghini Callas
linked to: Maria Callas
associatedWith La Scala
Metropolitan Opera
Royal Opera House
birthName Maria Anna Cecilia Sofia Kalogeropoulos
causeOfDeath heart attack
citizenship Greece
United States of America
countryOfActivity France
Greece
Italy
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1923-12-02
dateOfDeath 1977-09-16
ethnicGroup Greek
familyName Kalogeropoulos
gender female
genre opera
givenName Maria
influenced interpretation of bel canto repertoire
later generations of opera singers
movement bel canto revival
notableFor dramatic intensity in performance
transformative impact on opera performance
wide vocal range
notableWork Anna Bolena
linked to: Anne Boleyn

I puritani
Il trovatore
La traviata
linked to: La Traviata

Lucia di Lammermoor
Medea
Norma
Tosca
occupation opera singer
soprano
placeOfBirth New York City
United States of America
placeOfDeath France
Paris
spouse Giovanni Battista Meneghini
voiceType soprano

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Maria Callas birthName Maria Anna Cecilia Sofia Kalogeropoulos
Maria Anna Cecilia Sofia Kalogeropoulos birthName Maria Anna Cecilia Sofia Kalogeropoulos