Maria Callas and Opera in Films

With the Maria Callas biopic starring Angelina Jolie in cinemas, Matthew Sweet speaks to Maria director Pablo Larrain. The talk about working with Angelina Jolie, being a frustrated musician himself and how Pablo uses music in his films. Pablo also reveals the secrets of bringing Maria Callas alive through Angelina's singing. Matthew also explores how films have turned to their natural predecessor, opera, for inspiration. Puccini's Madame Butterfly proves a Fatal Attraction for Michael Douglas, Bernard Herrmann writes his own aria for Citizen Kane, and the Habanera from Bizet's Carmen gives depth and poignancy to widower Carl's pottering in Up! To listen on most smart speakers, just say: "Ask BBC Sounds to play Sound of Cinema.”

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Maria Callas and Opera in Films is an episode from Sound of Cinema by BBC.

This episode is 26:59 long.

This episode was published on Feb 5, 2025.

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