Google Doodle marks famed soprano Maria Callas 90th birth anniversary December 2, 2013 - 14:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The 90th anniversary of the birth of Maria Callas has been celebrated with a Google Doodle, Digital Spy reported. The American-Greek soprano was born in New York City on December 2, 1923 and died on September 16, 1977 at the age of 53. One of the most famous opera singers of the 20th century, she was dubbed La Divina - the divine one - for her singing ability. Callas performed a range of operatic works, from pieces by Wagner in her early years to those by Donizetti, Bellini, Rossini, Verdi and Puccini. Recent birthday Google Doodles around the world have included those marking the anniversaries of Claude Lévi-Strauss, Ivan Nechuy-Levytsky, Selma Lagerlöf, Helena Zmatlíková and Juan Carlos Castagnino. The search giant also launched a playable Google Doodle game on November 23 to mark the 50th anniversary of BBC science fiction drama Doctor Who. Related links:   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |
