Vittoria Crespi Morbio

Maria Callas sang at La Scala for thirteen years, having debuted in 1950 with Verdi’s Aida and given her farewell performance there in 1962 with Cherubini’s Medea. In that brief, dazzling period, the greek soprano transformed the diva’s image and her rapport with audiences. No longer a barely credible nightingale, she became an actress, narrator, choreographer and director of herself. Her stage movements and sculpted poses, her infinite range of expressions and gestures, made her the star of legendary performances, starting with La traviata directed by Luchino Visconti in 1955. Now, thirty years after her death, the Teatro alla Scala celebrates its favourite and most controversial diva, a peerless artist and icon of modernity.