Angelina Jolie steps into the shoes of opera legend Maria Callas in the new biopic Maria, directed by Pablo Larraín. The first trailer reveals Jolie’s emotional portrayal, showcasing her transformation into the famous soprano.

Still, Maria is a marvel to look at, unfolding in a Paris lit by pale September sun. It is 1977, and La Callas is a recluse, long gone from Covent Garden but never quite ruling out a comeback. Pills are popped. The butler frets.

Angelina Jolie has reflected on how she connected to Maria Callas and the "loneliness" that the iconic singer would have felt.

At an intimate party in Soho recently, the designer Erdem Moralıoğlu introduced a screening of Maria (the Pablo Larraín-directed biopic centred around the last days of Maria Callas’s tumultuous life starring Angelina Jolie).

Angelina Jolie admitted that she lied about her singing skills to land the role of opera singer Maria Callas in a biopic by director Pablo Larraín. He

Hollywood sensation Angelina Jolie told Classic FM about how ‘freeing’ it felt to undergo vocal training ahead of portraying opera star Maria Callas in Pablo Larraín’s new biopic.

Angelina Jolie says starring in 'Maria' helped her forge a new connection with her late mother. The 49-year-old star plays opera singer Maria Callas in the biopic and explained how she associated some of the songs her alter ego performed with her mother Marcheline Bertrand – who passed away from cancer in 2007.

Angelina Jolie, who played the influential opera singer Maria Callas in her latest film, opened about the struggles she faced while portraying the role. The Maleficent star said that she had

There has, since Pablo Larraín ’s study of Maria Callas premiered at Venice International Film Festival in August, been a critical cooling on the project. Does it not allow the great diva enough agency?

As Bono once commented about Luciano Pavarotti, “the opera follows him off stage”. Legendary soprano Maria Callas would have known exactly what he meant, and she herself said “an opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has come down.

Angelina Jolie is back in UK cinemas this Friday in Maria, the biopic about iconic opera singer Maria Callas. Talking to Digital Spy, Jolie reflected on how she managed to relate to the singer ...

Jolie was nominated for a Golden Globe award for her performance in Maria Credit: Pablo Larraín/Netflix “I had a strong connection to Callas before working on the film,” Cantini Parrini tells ...