Master Class

Maria Callas is teaching a Master Class in front of an audience (us). She’s glamorous, commanding, larger than life–and drop-dead funny. An accompanist sits at the piano. Callas’ first “victim” is Sophie, a ridiculous, overly-perky soprano, dressed all in pink. Sophie chooses to sing one of the most difficult arias, the sleepwalking scene from La Sonnambula–an aria that Callas made famous. Before the girl sings a note, Callas stops her–she clearly can’t stand hearing music massacred. And now what has started out as a class has become a platform for Callas. She glories in her own career, dabbles in opera dish and flat-out seduces the audience.
There are additional Sunday matinees on March 21 & April 11 at 2pm.