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Maria Meneghini Callas

American-Greek operatic soprano (1923–1977)
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Summary

Maria Meneghini Callas was born on December 2, 1923[1], in New York City[2]. She died on September 16, 1977[3], in Paris[4]. She worked as an opera singer[5] and actor[6]. She ranks in the top 0.42% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27,255 views/month, #4,175 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Aegean Sea[8]
  • Spouse: Giovanni Battista Meneghini[9]
  • Country of citizenship: Greece[10], United States[11]
  • Ethnic group: Greeks[12]
  • Field of work: singing[13]
  • Employer: Juilliard School[14]
  • Educated at: Athens Conservatoire[15], George Washington Educational Campus[16]
  • Student: Barbara Hendricks[17]
  • Award received: Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award[18], star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[19], Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic[20]
  • Member of: Panhellenic Musician Union[21]
  • Sex or gender: female[22]
  • Genre: opera[23]
  • Record label: EMI[24], EMI Classics[25], Cetra[26], Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd.[27]
  • Discography: Maria Callas discography[28]
  • Commons category: Maria Callas[29]
  • Voice type: dramatic coloratura soprano[30], soprano[31]
  • Unmarried partner: Aristotle Onassis[32]
  • Cause of death: myocardial infarction[33]
  • Residence: New York City[34], Athens[35], Sirmione[36], Paris[37], Italy[38]
  • Family name: Callas[39]
  • Given name: Maria[40]
  • Official website: http://www.callas.it/[41], https://www.maria-callas.com/en/[42]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Maria Callas[43]
  • Commons gallery: Maria Callas[44]
  • Student of: Elvira de Hidalgo[45], Louise Caselotti[46]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[47]

  • Country: GR[48]

  • Began / founded: 1923-12-02[49]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1977-09-16[50]

  • Genre(s): classical, opera[51]

  • Community tags: classical, european, greek, opera, operatic, soprano[52]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9dee40b2-25ad-404c-9c9a-139feffd4b57[53]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Maria Meneghini Callas include Maria Callas Museum[54], a biographical museum[55], in Greece[56]; 29834 Mariacallas[57], an asteroid[58]; and Callas[59], an impact crater[60].

Why It Matters

Maria Meneghini Callas has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] She is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]

Entities named for her include Maria Callas Museum[54], a biographical museum[55], in Greece[56]; 29834 Mariacallas[57], an asteroid[58]; and Callas[59], an impact crater[60].

FAQs

Where was Maria Meneghini Callas born?

Maria Meneghini Callas's place of birth was New York City[2].

Where did Maria Meneghini Callas die?

Maria Meneghini Callas passed away in Paris[4].

Who was Maria Meneghini Callas married to?

Maria Meneghini Callas's spouses include Giovanni Battista Meneghini[9].

What did Maria Meneghini Callas do for work?

Maria Meneghini Callas worked as an opera singer[5] and actor[6].

Where did Maria Meneghini Callas go to school?

Maria Meneghini Callas was educated at Athens Conservatoire[15] and George Washington Educational Campus[16].

What awards did Maria Meneghini Callas receive?

Honors received include Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award[18], star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[19], and Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic[20].

Related Entities

Aristotle Onassis Barbara Hendricks EMI Grace of Monaco Greece Italy New York City Plumelec Sirmione United States

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [47] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [48] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
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  7. [53] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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  1. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [55] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  4. [60] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [61] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [62] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 24d ago · Bikiiol · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of burial → Aegean Sea
    Image → Maria Callas 1958.jpg
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Image: Maria Callas 1959 Amsterdam.jpg"
  2. 5w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema person id → 45021
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Allcinema person id: 45021, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/321996442|マリア・カラス (#321996442)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8395|Allcinema person]] #mix'n"
  3. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person id → 73224
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Sinemalar person id: 73224, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270606|batch #270606]]"
  4. 8w ago · Mahirtwofivesix · 2026-08-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Babelnet id → 00014821n
    P14750 → 6264-24D4-32A3-7CE3-A3AC
    Arabic ontology lexical concept id → 151059146
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  5. 12w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → maria-callas
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: maria-callas, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289942026|maria callas (#289942026)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]"
  6. 13w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cine21 person id → 40473
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  7. 13w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Vatican library vcba id → 495/400242
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Vatican library vcba id: 495/400242, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/260994|batch #260994]]"
  8. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    Catalogue of the general state archives id → zxz7-cpqa-dd73
    Svkkl authority id → p0109119-Callas-Maria-19231977
    Image of grave → Grave callas pere lachaise.jpg, Paris Père-Lachaise 011.JPG
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: p0109119-Callas-Maria-19231977, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259492|batch #259492]]"
  9. 23w ago · Sj1mor · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Plaque image → Plaque Maria Callas, 36 avenue Georges-Mandel, Paris 16.jpg, Plaque Allée Maria Callas - Paris XVI (FR75) - 2021-08-17 - , Sirmione Villa Maria Callas Gedenktafel 001.JPG +1
    Local thumb → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Plaque image: Plaque Maria Callas, 36 avenue Georges-Mandel, Paris 16.jpg"
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