A few weeks before the world would get to see her play Maria Callas, the venerated soprano ... to Jolie’s lengthy immersion in the life and music of Callas, the stylish, passionate diva who ...

Without that, none of this could happen.” When the younger Callas sings songs like “Ave Maria” and “E che? Io son Medea” in the film, the voice is all recordings from the woman herself.