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
about how they can make their collections more engaging and more in tune with modern audiences. and that is what we re looking at in this week s show, starting here in belgium. the african museum in tervuren, just outside of brussels, is marking its 125th anniversary. and along with a range of events associated with that, the museum s taken the opportunity to reflect on its colonial past. five years ago, the museum underwent a massive renovation, removing problematic statues, changing the labelling around objects, anything that created a negative stereotype about africa. though some things couldn t be changed, like the enduring presence of the monarch who established this place. so here, this hall represents really the two discourses that are taking place in the museum. and you can see, if you lift your head, the name of the late king leopold ii encrypted in everyone s hall. but also, here you actually have an inscription that says in french, la belgique apportant la civilis
a tragic, lonely figure. why her singing and life story continue to fascinate. the body is not there any more, but her voice is immortal. - how the world of opera was changed by maria callas, the ultimate diva. let me take you to the opera. # vissi d arte # vissi d amore. 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
and late yesterday, the chancellor announced the minimum wage is to go up by more than a pound, to £11.44 per hour, from april next year. and jeremy hunt decided the rate would also apply to 21 and 22 year olds for the first time. here s our econmics corrrespondent, andy verity. ona cold, on a cold, damp day at the south london market, ask what they want the government to do something about and you will hear two big concerns that haven t gone away. energy and food. , ., , ., , food. used to get six or seven oran . es food. used to get six or seven oranges for food. used to get six or seven oranges for a food. used to get six or seven oranges for a pound, - food. used to get six or seven oranges for a pound, now - food. used to get six or seven oranges for a pound, now it i food. used to get six or seven i oranges for a pound, now it has five. lemons, ten for a pound, now 87 for a pound. it is hard for the customer, it is hard for the customer, it is hard for us as well.