Maria
WARNING : SPOILERS ahead for Maria .
Netflix ’s 2024 biopicMariafeatures several original recordings by Maria Callas , some of which are performed by Academy Award - victor Angelina Jolie . Jolie , well cognize for her roles in filmssuch asMaleficent , Lara Croft : Tomb Raider , andGirl , Interrupted , tax return in her first feature film since Marvel ’s 2021 action blockbusterEternals . Mariawas released in choice field of operations afterpremiering at the 81st Venice Film Festivalin August 2024 .
Mariadepicts thefinal days in the biography of Maria Callas , who was once considered the swell opera singer in the world . The moving-picture show take away billet in seventies Paris as Maria ’s health declines . Jolie leadsMaria’scastas the titulary protagonist who sees the world through a hallucinogenic and fading lens with her loyal Samuel Butler , Ferruccio , and her supportive maid , Bruna . Mariais direct byChilean director Pablo Larraín ofSpencer(2021 ) andJackie(2016 ) eclat .
Mariais now streaming exclusively on Netflix .
Angelina Jolie’s Voice Is Mixed With Recordings Of Maria Callas Throughout Maria
The film features several original Callas recordings
Angelina Jolie sings inMaria . However , when Callas is in her prime in the movie , the transcription is in the main of Callas herself . strain that appear in the film , such as “ Ave Maria ” from Verdi’sOtello , “ Es che ? Io son Medea ” by Cherubini , “ Qui la voce sua soave ” from Bellini’sI Puritani , and the climactic “ Vissi d’arte ” from Puccini’sTosca , are recordings of Callas . When Callas is honest-to-goodness in the movie , it ’s mostly Jolie singingwith Callas ' recordings mixed and blended in .
Netflix ’s 2024 biopic Maria features many classic orchestration and prime opera musical composition sung by Maria Callas and perform by Angelina Jolie .
Many of the final rendering inMaria’ssoundtrack were attain byblending Jolie ’s voice with Callas ’s recordings in post - production . Larraín toldIndieWire , " Sometimes you hear 1 pct of Angelina ’s voice , sometimes it ’s 5 percent , sometimes it ’s forty percent , in a duad of times , not very often , but it does fall out , you heed to sixty percentage or seventy percent of Angelina ’s voice . " He explained , " To make it credible , Angelina had to sing out loud in front of her work party and hundred of supernumerary to make it possible . Without that , none of this could happen . "
Why Maria Used Recordings Of Maria Callas Singing Instead Of Just Angelina Jolie
Callas’s recordings were essential but Jolie’s singing was pragmatic for production
In another audience withVanity Fair , Larraín mention that he suppose it was crucial to include Callas ' own part in her biopicwhile still having the actress playing her singing . He tell , “ How can you make a movie about Maria Callas without using her voice ? You ca n’t . ” He also points out , “ You ca n’t make a pic like this with an actress that is not actually singing it . ” While the most earnest audiophiles and Callas fans may descry the intricate vocal divergence , Larraín successfully conflate the two elements to create a seamless portmanteau word that is very convincing inMaria .
Sources : IndieWire , Vanity Fair
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Maria(2024 ) is a biographical play about opera Isaac M. Singer Maria Callas , direct by Pablo Larraín , starring Angelina Jolie . It conclude Larraín ’s trilogy on iconic char .
Maria(2024) is a biographical drama about opera singer Maria Callas, directed by Pablo Larraín, starring Angelina Jolie. It concludes Larraín’s trilogy on iconic women.
