Preservation & archives
Bringing together, conserving and documenting the largest Callas collection in the world.
Missions
What the Foundation supports
Four complementary lines of action in the service of the memory of Maria Callas and the future of operatic art.
Overview
Four commitments
Exhibitions & events
Designing and supporting exhibitions and cultural events devoted to the artist.
Audiovisual restoration & production
Restoring and producing films, recordings and media relating to Maria Callas.
Transmission & outreach
Forging artistic, cultural and educational partnerships to make her work known.
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Preservation & archives
The Fund brings together, conserves and documents the largest Callas collection in the world: manuscripts and correspondence, personal effects, stage costumes and jewellery, private recordings, personal films (Super 8) and several thousand original photographs and negatives.
This commitment to heritage safeguards exceptional sources that bear witness to the artist's career and to her influence on operatic art.
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Exhibitions & events
The Fund designs and supports exhibitions and cultural events that introduce Maria Callas to the widest possible audience.
It is thus behind the exhibition “Maria by Callas”, presented at La Seine Musicale in 2017 and then at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco in 2018.
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Audiovisual restoration & production
The Fund restores and produces films, recordings and media relating to Maria Callas, in order to safeguard her art and bring it back to life.
In particular, it carried out the restoration of the film of the artist's Paris recital, given on 19 December 1958.
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Transmission & outreach
The Fund forges artistic, cultural and educational partnerships to introduce the work of Maria Callas, bel canto and the operatic tradition to new generations.
This work carries forward the spirit of the artist and roots her legacy in a living transmission, in France and internationally.
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Bring these missions to life
Your commitment makes it possible to preserve a unique legacy and to give its memory new resonance. Let us talk about the form your support could take.