Milan and Turin Celebrate Maria Callas Centenary with City-Wide Events
Milan and Turin are collaborating on a program to celebrate the centenary of soprano Maria Callas (New York, 1923 – Paris, 1977). Milan's initiative, 'Callas 100,' will take place from November 2023 through early 2024. It features the exhibition 'Fantasmagoria Callas' at the Museo del Teatro alla Scala, which opens on November 17 and is curated by Francesco Stocchi. This exhibition showcases costumes and honors artists such as Giorgio Armani and Mario Martone. Additionally, Gallerie d'Italia will host 'Maria Callas. Ritratti dall'Archivio Publifoto Intesa Sanpaolo' from November 9 until February 18, 2024. 'Callas Day' on December 2 will feature a documentary and various events. Turin's University of Turin will present 'Icona Callas' with exhibitions and an international conference from December 18 to February 29.
Key facts
- Maria Callas was born in New York in 1923 and died in Paris in 1977.
- Milan's 'Callas 100' program runs from November 2023 through early 2024.
- Exhibition 'Fantasmagoria Callas' opens November 17 at Museo del Teatro alla Scala, curated by Francesco Stocchi.
- Gallerie d'Italia di Intesa Sanpaolo shows 91 photographs from 1954-1970 from November 9 to February 18, 2024.
- A rare 18th-century painting attributed to G.B. Cignaroli is displayed at Chiesa di San Gottardo in Corte.
- Biblioteca Sormani exhibits vinyls, books, and DVDs including live recordings from La Scala 1951-1958.
- December 2 is 'Callas Day' with events at Teatro alla Scala, Gallerie d'Italia, and Piccolo Teatro.
- Turin's 'Icona Callas' includes Marina Abramović's 'Seven Deaths' and an international conference.
- The conference is titled 'MARIA CALLAS AT 100: OPERA, CELEBRITY, MYTH'.
- Callas's performances at La Scala in the 1950s and 1960s solidified Milan as world opera capital.
Entities
Artists
- Maria Callas
- Francesco Stocchi
- Margherita Palli
- Salvatore Fiume
- Giorgio Armani
- Alvin Curran
- Francesco Vezzoli
- Latifa Echakch
- Mario Martone
- Sonia Bergamasco
- Ingeborg Bachmann
- Aldo Grasso
- G.B. Cignaroli
- Gian Battista Meneghini
- Roberto Dassoni
- Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Marina Abramović
- Tommaso Sacchi
Institutions
- Comune di Milano
- Comune di Torino
- Museo del Teatro alla Scala
- Gallerie d'Italia di Intesa Sanpaolo
- Archivio Publifoto Intesa Sanpaolo
- Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo
- Chiesa di San Gottardo in Corte
- Biblioteca Sormani
- Teatro alla Scala
- Piccolo Teatro di Milano – Teatro Grassi
- Università degli Studi di Torino
- UniVerso
- Arena di Verona
- Artribune
Locations
- New York
- United States
- Paris
- France
- Milan
- Italy
- Turin
- Verona