SPRING-SUMMER '25 PICK


"If you loved the Netflix film, Maria starring Angelina Jolie as opera diva, Maria Callas, this album is great to promote more about Maria Callas.” 

 

 

Maria Soundtrack

                                                                       

Format: Compact disc

Release date: 11/9/2024

Label: Warner Classics

 

*may also be available in library music streaming databases

 

Format: Compact disc

Release date: 11/9/2024

Label: Warner Classics

 

*may also be available in library music streaming databases

 

Label Description: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack from the movie Maria, directed by Pablo Larraín, written by Steven Knight, which delves into the tumultuous final days of the iconic opera singer in 1970s Paris, interpreted by Angelina Jolie. The producer of the soundtrack is John Warhurst, the sound engineer of Freddy Mercury's biopic Bohemian Rhapsody. John Warhurst's extraordinary work involved immersing Callas's voice in a   contemporary sound environment: It contains the most beautiful and  iconic arias by Maria Callas and for the first time since her death, Callas's voice resonates in a completely new setting.

 

Audience:

Audience:

How to present this to library customers: If you have Maria Callas lovers in your community, they may be intrigued by this album. Give these opera lovers another option through other opera albums featuring La Callas or even biographies to whet their appetite for the famous diva.

 

Audience Key:

NOVICE:

A patron who does not know about the arts but is looking for new interests. These items are for public collections that call for you to introduce the arts to patrons and ignite their interests. They often know much more about popular culture than what’s happening in the arts.

 

EXPLORER:

These items are for customers who have some knowledge of the arts and want to learn more. Oftentimes these patrons stream music from your music streaming service, take out music and art biographies and they may attend music and art programming at your library.

 

AFICIONADO:

Ordering for aficionados requires knowledge about their habits when consuming the arts. These patrons are aware of the arts through museums, classical music, jazz and more. Oftentimes, these patrons attend music and art programming at your library, are professionals in the arts world with thorough knowledge of visual and/or performing arts.

 

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