Maria callas is one of the most extraordinary and influentialfigures in the history of opera. Anima viva. You must serve music because music is so enormous and can envelop you into such a state of. Of perpetual anxiety and torture. When music fails to agree to the ear in other words, to soothe the ear and the heart and the senses then it has missed its point. She enjoyed the Bright Lights of fame and endured its dark side. Her every word and move scrutinised by press and public. When a public loves you so much, you want to do so much more. They cant just applaud the legend if you dont give them something. And after all, what is the legend . The public made me. Maria callas was born in new york in December 1923 and christened Cecilia Sofia anna maria kalogeropoulos. Her parents, george and evangelia, left greece for america shortly before her birth, where they abbreviated the family name to callas. In 1937, after the marriage broke down, evangelia moved back to athens with her two daugh
# maria callas is one of the most extraordinary and influentialfigures in the history of opera. # ..anima viva. # you must serve music- because music is so enormous and can envelop you into such a state of. ..of perpetual anxiety and torture. when music fails to agree to the ear in other words, to soothe the ear and the heart and the senses then it has missed its point. she enjoyed the bright lights of fame and endured its dark side. her every word and move scrutinised by press and public. when a public loves you so much, you want to do so much more. they can t just applaud the legend if you don t give them something. and after all, what is the legend? the public made me. maria callas was born in new york in december 1923 and christened cecilia sofia anna maria kalogeropoulos. her parents, george and evangelia, left greece for america shortly before her birth, where they abbreviated the family name to callas. in 1937, after the marriage broke down, evangelia moved back to
smog from wild fires in canada, blankets new york and large parts of the east of the usa. nearly 100 million people could be affected. supermarkets are seeing a massive change in the way we shop. news research shows we re buying groceries less often since the pandemic, and the shift to online has slowed. i ll be taking a look. good morning. today s weather is very similar to yesterday. as we head to the weekend it is going to turn hotter and more humid by day and by night and we are looking at the chance of some thundery downpours. all of the details later in the programme. our main story. west ham fans have been celebrating into the night after the club won its first major trophy for more than a0 years. a 90th minute goal by jarrod bowen saw the hammers beat italian side fiorentina 2 1 in the europa conference league final in the czech capital prague. mike is there for us this morning. good morning, mike. i m surprised it s a quiet but i do and there are not still revellers
the hamas run health ministry is that the air strike hit a densely populated residential block in central gaza. several buildings in very close proximity to one another. one man who had lost his daughter, his grandchildren and his son in law had said that his family was ordered to evacuate from gaza city because of the israeli military operation. he said, we came to central gaza only to die. he said, there s just no safe place. there are two big challenges ahead after this. one is that the palestinian red crescent said because of the air strike has caused the main road connecting these refugee camps to shut down. that s going to make it very difficult for rescue teams, for ambulances to get through. but also remember that most hospitals in gaza are struggling, whether it s fuel or lack of supplies or water. so as this rescue operation struggles, so will the medical situation. the world health organization has described the situation at gaza s largest hospital, as absolut
And we celebrate a0 years of christmas classic, the snowman, and its iconic soundtrack, Walking In The Air. Good morning. Its Christmas Eve. Our top story. Around 250 Million People in the us and canada are under Severe Weather warnings, as an unprecedented winter storm sweeps across North America. From alaska to texas, bone chilling temperatures, blizzards and icy winds have caused widespread disruption and left more than a million homes and businesses without power. At least 12 deaths have been linked to the conditions. Tom brada reports. Once ina once in a generation whether out of the worst possible time. Ice, wind, rain and extreme cold are Wreaking Havocin Rain and extreme cold are wreaking havoc in the build up to christmas. Trees have been ripped from the ground and power lines have been knocked out across the country. From maine to texas, more than i Million People are without electricity. People are very frustrated because we pay our bills. All day it has been going in and ou