For Angelina Jolie, portraying the famed opera singer Maria Callas meant more to her than she can put into words.

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During her brief life she became one of the greatest opera singers of all time with her unparalleled voice and stage presence. But the accolades also came with the intense scrutiny of her life in the public eye, whether it was her exacting demands and 香蕉视频直播渄iva香蕉视频直播� behavior, her weight or her romantic life. Callas famously had a relationship with shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis who left her for Jackie Kennedy.

She died in Paris at age 53 after a heart attack.

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Jolie made a grand entrance on the docks of the Hotel Excelsior, on the Lido, posing for photographers in a drapey brown dress with hair long and loose.

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trained for six months to prepare for the role. The singing in the film is a blend of actor and the real thing.

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