Theatre Tuscaloosa is performing "Master Class" this week, based on the life of opera diva Maria Callas, starring Ava ...

Ava Buchanan, a veteran actress with Theatre Tuscaloosa, stars as Maria ... music world in part due to her relationship with the Greek shipping magnate. Director Franco Zeffirelli asked Callas ...

From Bradley Cooper to Angelina Jolie, many A-list actors are stepping into adaptations of the classical music world. What do ...

Patti Smith is an inspiration to musicians and poets around the world. However, even the most inspirational music legends have inspirations of their own. For the “Gloria” hitmaker, that inspiration ...

Report from Day 2 of SBIFF has Angelina Jolie with Leonard Maltin, the new Animation Panel, and films from near and far.

Suzannah McDonald pulls off chronic overwhelm with grace, and Danielle King, as Judy, finally takes bait with eloquent ...

In a perfect world ... Festival premiere, “Maria” earned an eight-minute standing ovation, prompting tears from its star, Jolie, who plays legendary opera singer Maria Callas in the film.

He observed the rules and politely declined them - and while the establishment might shun his work, the rest of the world has wholeheartedly embraced ... early life and the absences he felt keenly.

Born in 1898 in a small Nile Delta village, Umm Kulthum rose from humble beginnings to become the most celebrated voice in the Arab world. Her father, an imam, recognised her talent early on, but ...

Half a century after her death, Umm Kulthum's singular voice still echoes through busy streets in Egypt, across time-worn ...