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Master Class / Play with Andrea Eckert as Maria Callas

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Wed, Mar 20, 2024, 19:30
Maria Callas, the most famous soprano of all time, is back on everyone’s lips – she would have been 100 in December 2023. A number of new biographies have sought to throw light on her dramatic life, and a film starring Angelina Jolie in the main role is due to be released in 2024. The American playwright Terrence McNally wrote his hit play »Master Class« in 1995. In the fictional story, Callas, after the end of her stage career, begins... Read full text
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Andrea EckertMaria Callas
Daniel Große BoymannManny Weinstock
Claudia Emà CamieSophie de Palma
Teresa GardnerSharon Graham
Pablo CameselleAnthony Candolino
Oliver MülichStagehand, Makeup
Arie Zinger & EnsembleStage
John Lloyd DaviesStage design
Arnulf RainerVisual design
Birgit HutterCostume design

Program

Terrence McNallyMaster Class
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