NewzMaria Callas, the renowned Greek American soprano known as "La Divina" to audiences and "the Tigress" backstage, died of a heart attack in her Paris apartment on September 16, 1977, at the age of 53.
Born on December 2, Callas fundamentally remade the art of opera. Nearly five decades after her passing, she continues to be recognized as the most famous Greek American figure in the history of opera.
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