Master Class / Play with Andrea Eckert as Maria Callas

Date & Time

Wed, Mar 20, 2024, 19:30

Venue

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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Musicians

Andrea Eckert	Maria Callas
Daniel Große Boymann	Manny Weinstock
Claudia Emà Camie	Sophie de Palma
Teresa Gardner	Sharon Graham
Pablo Cameselle	Anthony Candolino
Oliver Mülich	Stagehand, Makeup
Arie Zinger & Ensemble	Stage
John Lloyd Davies	Stage design
Arnulf Rainer	Visual design
Birgit Hutter	Costume design

Program

Master Class

Terrence McNally

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