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Maria Callas Biography
Born: December 3, 1923
New York, New York
Died: September 16, 1977
Paris, France
American opera singer
Maria Callas was one of the great coloratura sopranos (female vocalists who specialize in an elaborate form of opera singing) of the twentieth century.
She revitalized opera and increased its appeal because of her dramatic skill.
Childhood in America
By most accounts Maria Callas was born Maria Kalogeropoulos in New York City, New York, on December 3, 1923, just four months after her parents, George and Evangelia (Litza) Kalogeropoulos, arrived in New York harbor after moving from Greece.
Callas biography
Callas was formally baptized Cecilia Sophia Anna Maria. It was around the time of her birth that her father shortened the family name to Callas. By the time she started school, Maria Kalogeropoulos was known as Maria Callas.
At age seven Callas began her musical studies by taking piano lessons.
She loved opera music even as a youngster, and she h