December's birthday musician is...
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Five Fast Facts About Maria Callas:
1) Although she went by Maria Callas on stage, her real name was Maria Anna Sofia Cecilia Kalogeropoulos.
2) Callas was born in New York City, but moved to Athens, Greece (where her parents were from) at the age of 13.
3) When she was 24, she made her debut as an opera singer in Verona, Italy.
4) For ten years, Callas was married to an Italian factory owner named Giovanni Battide Meneghini.
5) Callas died in 1977 and was cremated. Her ashes were buried in Paris, but after they had been stolen and recovered, they were spread in a sea near Greece.
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Kindergarten through third grade learned a little about opera then watched Callas sing Bizet's "Habanera" from Carmen.
Fourth and fifth grades learned a little about how football and opera are actually somewhat alike (takes talent, requires lots of practice and dedication, people work together) and completed a matching activity finding similarities between football and opera terms.
1) Although she went by Maria Callas on stage, her real name was Maria Anna Sofia Cecilia Kalogeropoulos.
2) Callas was born in New York City, but moved to Athens, Greece (where her parents were from) at the age of 13.
3) When she was 24, she made her debut as an opera singer in Verona, Italy.
4) For ten years, Callas was married to an Italian factory owner named Giovanni Battide Meneghini.
5) Callas died in 1977 and was cremated. Her ashes were buried in Paris, but after they had been stolen and recovered, they were spread in a sea near Greece.
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Kindergarten through third grade learned a little about opera then watched Callas sing Bizet's "Habanera" from Carmen.
Fourth and fifth grades learned a little about how football and opera are actually somewhat alike (takes talent, requires lots of practice and dedication, people work together) and completed a matching activity finding similarities between football and opera terms.
See how well you can pair up these football terms with their matching opera words! |
Team
Players Coach Football Field Uniforms Play Book Workout Scrimmage Locker Room Half-time Quarters Fans Stadium |
Intermission
Dressing Rooms Concert Hall Script/Score Director Costumes Cast Stage Rehearsal Actors/Singers Acts Vocal Exercises Audience |
They concluded by watching a video of Callas singing Bizet's "Habanera" from Carmen.