RTÉ lyric FM's Liz Nolan introduces her new Lyric Feature documentary revisiting the life and career of legendary opera star Maria Callas - listen to Maria, La Callas above. As a teen, it was me and ...

In the Lyric Feature this Sunday at 6 pm, Liz Nolan presents Maria, La Callas. To mark the centenary of her birth, Liz Nolan explores the life and legacy of Maria Callas: As a teen, it was me and ...

My mother had become an opera singer because she heard Callas singing La Traviata on the radio in 1958 – when she was 16 and the star was in her greatest decade. My mother would go on to train at the ...

Maria Callas (1923-1977) recorded twenty-six complete operas and a dozen sets of aria recitals between hear first full cry 78s in 1949, and her final recording session in 1969, when her voice was in ...

Verdi’s “La Traviata” may be the most popular work in the entire Lyric Opera repertory, having appeared in 14 of the company’s 59 seasons, beginning with its very first in 1954, when Maria Callas sang ...