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Jul 17, 2021 · In 1977, Callas was found dead in her Paris apartment. At the time, it was widely reported that she died of a heart attack; Biography simply states she died "suddenly and mysteriously." Film director and Callas friend Franco Zeffirelli said in 2004 that it was possible that she had been poisoned.
She underwent a mid-career weight loss, which might have contributed to her vocal decline and the premature end of her career. The press exulted in publicizing Callas' temperamental behavior, the alleged Callas- Tebaldi rivalry, and her love affair with Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis.
Oct 9, 2023 · On January 23, 1973, Alexander Onassis, Aristotle’s older son, died in a plane crash. Onassis broke down and slipped into depression, never able to recover from it, and died in 1975. After the man’s death, Callas isolated herself from the world at her home in Paris.
Nov 5, 1995 · A heart attack was announced as the cause of death, but stories of drug overdoses abounded, and the body was cremated with unusual haste, without an autopsy—on whose orders is still not clear.
Dec 16, 2010 · The famous soprano Maria Callas who is one of the greatest singers of the twentieth century, did not commit suicide, but died of a degenerative disease that affected her vocal chords. This theory is according to the diagnosis of two Italian doctors specialized in speech therapy.
Maria Callas, the soprano whose intensely dramatic portrayals made her the most exciting opera singer of her time, died of a heart attack yesterday at her home in Paris. She was 53 years old.
Oct 10, 2023 · When did Maria Callas die, and what was the cause of death? After the breakdown of her marriage to industrialist Giovanni Meneghini, and the end of her affair with shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, Maria Callas lived alone in Paris for several years.
May 7, 2021 · On December 3, 1923, Maria Cecilia Sophia Anna Kalogeropoulos came kicking and screaming into the world at the Flower hospital and Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. The daughter of recent Greek immigrants to the United States, George and Evangelia "Litza" Dimitriadou, Maria Callas proved a painfully unwelcome addition.
Sep 17, 1977 · Maria Callas, the soprano whose in tensely dramatic portrayals made her the most exciting opera singer of her time, died of a heart attack yesterday at her home in Paris. She was 53 years...
Sep 16, 2017 · In 1977, celebrated soprano Maria Callas died in Paris at the age of 53. The opera star died of a heart attack after experiencing a sudden bout of low blood pressure.