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Star at La Scala
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Maria Callas: 15 facts about the great soprano
6. Star at La Scala
La Scala mounted many new productions especially for Callas by directors such as Herbert von Karajan, Franco Zeffirelli and, most importantly, Luchino Visconti. He stated later that he began directing opera only because of Callas. He mounted lavish new productions of La traviata, La sonnambula and Anna Bolena. Callas is seen here in Donizetti's Poliuto at La Scala, December 1960.
