Callas Forever
Callas Forever is a 2002 biographical film directed by Franco Zeffirelli, who co-wrote the screenplay with Martin Sherman. It is an homage to Zeffirelli's friend, internationally acclaimed opera diva Maria Callas, whom he directed on stage in Norma, La traviata, and Tosca. It was his last film before his death in 2019.
Plot
The partially fictionalized film is set in 1977, the year in which Callas died, and centers on the making of a movie of Georges Bizet's Carmen. The diva, whose now-ragged voice is well past its prime, is persuaded to star in it by longtime friend and former manager Larry Kelly, who abandoned classical music to become a rock impresario. He insists by lip-synching to her old recording she will recapture her lost youth and leave behind a priceless legacy for her admirers, and his theory is supported by Callas confidante and journalist Sarah Keller.
More details
| author | Franco Zeffirelli Martin Sherman |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | France |
| director | Franco Zeffirelli |
| editor | Sean Barton |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | abandon cancel carmen classical music confidante fiction filmed opera financial backer georges bizet impresario journalist lost youth making of passion for music record rock rock music tenor the making of want |
| musicBy | Vincenzo Bellini |
| recordedAt | Paris |
| theme | biographical biographical drama musical |