WARNING: SPOILERS ahead for Maria. Netflix's 2024 biopic Maria features many classical orchestrations and select opera pieces sung by Maria Callas and performed by Academy Award-winner Angelina Jolie.

Maria, a recently released biographical psychological drama on Netflix by director Pablo Larraín—known for Jackie, and Spencer—follows the life of the legendary opera singer Maria Callas. The titular ...

Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts an early rehearsal for the Met Opera’s production “Dialogues des Carmélites.” Working with the cast, Yannick explores the meaning of the song “Ave Maria” and what the ...

The song “Ave Maria” is considered a classic of both sacred and secular music. There are several versions of the song. Among the best known are a composite work by Johann Sebastian Bach and Charles ...