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Maria Callas

1923 - 1977

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Maria Callas (born Maria Anna Cecilia Sophia Kalogeropoulos; December 2, 1923 – September 16, 1977) was an American-born Greek soprano and one of the most renowned and influential opera singers of the 20th century. Many critics praised her bel canto technique, wide-ranging voice and dramatic interpretations. Her repertoire ranged from classical opera seria to the bel canto operas of Donizetti, Bellini, and Rossini, and further to the works of Verdi and Puccini, and in her early career to the music dramas of Wagner. Her musical and dramatic talents led to her being hailed as La Divina ("The Divine One"). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maria Callas is the 4th most popular singer (up from 6th in 2019), the 49th most popular biography from United States (down from 48th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular American Singer.

Maria Callas was a Greek-American opera singer who is most famous for her bel canto technique.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Maria Callas ranks 4 out of 4,381Before her are Elvis Presley, Édith Piaf, and Cher. After her are Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, Joan Baez, Luciano Pavarotti, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Tom Jones, Charles Aznavour, and Marvin Gaye.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Maria Callas ranks 2Before her is Henry Kissinger. After her are Lee Kuan Yew, Shimon Peres, Philip Warren Anderson, Wisława Szymborska, Idi Amin, Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, Heydar Aliyev, Charlton Heston, Joseph Heller, and Wojciech Jaruzelski. Among people deceased in 1977, Maria Callas ranks 3Before her are Charlie Chaplin, and Elvis Presley. After her are Edgar Adrian, Vladimir Nabokov, Stefania Turkewich, Wernher von Braun, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Clementine Churchill, Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, Ludwig Erhard, and René Goscinny.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Maria Callas ranks 49 out of 20,380Before her are Michael Jackson (1958), Ernest Hemingway (1899), Al Gore (1948), George W. Bush (1946), F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896), and Walt Disney (1901). After her are George Marshall (1880), Mark Twain (1835), Aretha Franklin (1942), Janis Joplin (1943), Robert De Niro (1943), and John Wilkes Booth (1838).

Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Maria Callas ranks 3Before her are Elvis Presley (1935), and Cher (1946). After her are Aretha Franklin (1942), Janis Joplin (1943), Joan Baez (1941), Marvin Gaye (1939), Jim Morrison (1943), Frank Sinatra (1915), Patti Smith (1946), Tina Turner (1939), and Tupac Shakur (1971).