Maria Callas only appeared in one film – Pier Paolo Pasolini’s 1969 Medea. It displayed her purely as an actress, but over recent decades her soprano voice has been heard on a number of other movie soundtracks, heightening emotion and generating drama. The LP Maria Callas: From Studio to Screen is a collection of operatic arias and scenes that have enlivened more than a dozen films. They include: "La mamma morta" (from Giordano’s Andrea Chénier), which made such an impression in Philadelphia; "Casta diva" (from Bellini’s Norma) as heard in The Bridges of Madison County and The Father; the Habanera from Bizet’s Carmen, which features in Bohemian Rhapsody, and "Vissi d’arte" from Puccini’s Tosca, used by the Coen brothers in their Oscar-winner Fargo.

• •  1. Bellini: Norma - Casta Diva (Bridge of Madison County)
  • 2. Giordano: Andrea Chenier - La Mamma Morta ( Philadelphia)
  • 3. Verdi: La Traviata - Ah Fors'e Lui (My Hindu Friend)
  • 4. Bellini: Norma - Deh! Non Volerli Vittime (Annette)
  • 5. Puccini: Gianni Schicchi - O Mio Babbino Caro (Lola Vers La
  • 6. Donizetti: Lucia Di Lammermoor - Spargi D'amaro Pianto (Sund
  • 7. Bizet: Carmen - L'amour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle (Bohemian Rhap
  • 8. Puccini: Tosca - Ah. Quegli Occhi (Harvey Milk)
  • 9. Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur - Ecco, Resipro Appena (Sugar Dadd
  • 10. Puccini: Madama Butterfly - Un Bel Di Vedremo (the American)
  • 11. Verdi: Nabucco - Anch'io Dischiuso Un Giorno (the Second Tim
  • 12. Puccini: Tosca - Vissi D'arte (Fargo)