What I can see

This brass piece by Aspasia Papadoperaki depicts Maria Callas and is considered to be one of the best sculptures in the city. It is 2.10 metres high and placed on an original uneven pedestal. The tectonically and abstractly crafted surface of the body reminds of an ancient column, giving monumentality to the sculpture and highlighting the magnitude of the personality represented. The austerity of the face and the upward look stress her talent, expressing inwardness and invoking moments of apotheosis by audiences.

What I can't see

Maria Callas was a great Greek soprano, world famous as an opera diva. Some of the most significant moments of her career were:

·    1955: “La Traviata” by Verdi, directed by Luchino Visconti at La Scala

·    1956: “Norma” by Bellini Metropolitan Opera in New York.

·    1960: “Medea” at Epidaurus and La Scala

·    1965: “Tosca” at Covent Garden

She died in 1977 in Paris from cardiac failure, the consequence of treatment to a degenerative disease. Her ashes were scattered over the Saronic Gulf.

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