Quo Fuit places 3 dated presences for Maria Callas across 3 places, from 1923 to 1977.
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Maria Callas (born Maria Anna Cecilia Sophia Kalogeropoulou; December 2, 1923 – September 16, 1977) was an American and Greek soprano.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Maria Callas was documented, and when
2 December 1923exact date
Flower Fifth Avenue Hospitalattested“She was born at Flower Fifth Avenue Hospital (now the Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center) on December 2, 1923, to Greek parents Elmina Evangelia "Litsa" (, originally Dimitriadou; –1982) and George Kalogeropoulos (–1972).”source: Wikipedia: Maria Callas
1950year
Mexicoattested“In an attempt to patch things up with her mother, Callas took Litsa along on her first visit to Mexico in 1950, but this only reawakened the old frictions and resentments, and after leaving Mexico, they never met again.”source: Wikipedia: Maria Callas
16 September 1977exact date
Parisattested“Callas spent her last years living largely in isolation in Paris and died of a heart attack at age 53 on September 16, 1977.”source: Wikipedia: Maria Callas
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1923year
United Statesmentioned“In 1923, after realizing that Litsa was pregnant again, George moved his family to the United States, a decision that Yakinthi recalled was greeted with Litsa "shouting hysterically" followed by George "slamming doors".”source: Wikipedia: Maria Callas
July 1923month
Astoria, Queensmentioned“The family left for New York in July 1923, moving first into an apartment in Astoria, Queens.”source: Wikipedia: Maria Callas
1926year
Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinitymentioned“Maria was christened three years later, in 1926, at the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity.”source: Wikipedia: Maria Callas
1937year
Athensmentioned“The marriage continued to deteriorate, and in 1937 Litsa returned to Athens with her two daughters.”source: Wikipedia: Maria Callas
11 April 1938exact date
Parnassosmentioned“On April 11, 1938, in her public debut, Callas ended the recital of Trivella's class at the Parnassos music hall with a duet from Tosca.”source: Wikipedia: Maria Callas
2 April 1939exact date
Athensmentioned“On April 2, 1939, Callas undertook the part of Santuzza in a student production of Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana by the Greek National Opera at the Olympia Theatre, and that autumn she enrolled at the Athens Conservatoire in Elvira de…”source: Wikipedia: Maria Callas
September 1944month
Odeon of Herodes Atticusmentioned“During August and September 1944 Callas performed the role of Leonore in a Greek-language production of Fidelio, again at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus.”source: Wikipedia: Maria Callas
September 1945month
United Statesmentioned“Callas considered her Greek career as the foundation of her musical and dramatic upbringing, saying "When I got to the big career, there were no surprises for me." After returning to the United States and reuniting with her father in Sep…”source: Wikipedia: Maria Callas
14 September 1945exact date
Greecementioned“When she left Greece on September 14, 1945, two months short of her 22nd birthday, Callas had given 56 performances in seven operas and had appeared in around 20 recitals.”source: Wikipedia: Maria Callas
1946year
Chicagomentioned“She was right in turning it down—it was frankly a beginner's contract." In 1946, Callas was engaged to re-open the opera house in Chicago as Turandot, but the company folded before opening.”source: Wikipedia: Maria Callas
1949year
Venicementioned“The great turning point, in Callas's career, occurred in Venice in 1949.”source: Wikipedia: Maria Callas
1949year
Perugiamentioned“The first time I listened to a recording of my singing was when we were recording San Giovanni Battista by Stradella in a church in Perugia in 1949.”source: Wikipedia: Maria Callas
20 May 1949exact date
Buenos Airesmentioned“Callas made her South American debut in Buenos Aires on May 20, 1949, during the European summer opera recess.”source: Wikipedia: Maria Callas
1951year
Italymentioned“Although by 1951, Callas had sung at all the major theatres in Italy, she had not yet made her official debut at Italy's most prestigious opera house, Teatro alla Scala in Milan.”source: Wikipedia: Maria Callas
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