Maria callas is one of the most extraordinary and influentialfigures in the history of opera. Anima viva. You must serve music because music is so enormous and can envelop you into such a state of. Of perpetual anxiety and torture. When music fails to agree to the ear in other words, to soothe the ear and the heart and the senses then it has missed its point. She enjoyed the Bright Lights of fame and endured its dark side. Her every word and move scrutinised by press and public. When a public loves you so much, you want to do so much more. They cant just applaud the legend if you dont give them something. And after all, what is the legend . The public made me. Maria callas was born in new york in December 1923 and christened Cecilia Sofia anna maria kalogeropoulos. Her parents, george and evangelia, left greece for america shortly before her birth, where they abbreviated the family name to callas. In 1937, after the marriage broke down, evangelia moved back to athens with her two daugh
of msnbc, a tsunami warning in japan after earthquakes erupted off the west coast. the 7.6 quake causing mass blackouts and crippling communications. first responders are racing against the clock to locate the injured. plus, the israel-hamas war expected to go on for many more months as the first major drawdown of troops since the war began. what the next phase of the war will look like. former president trump s legal battles in the new year, what his appeal could look like after he was removed from colorado and maine, and the the latest on the slew of high stakes trials set to begin this year. happy new year to you. it is 11:00 a.m. eastern, i m frances rivera reporting from new york city. we start with breaking news out of western japan where a powerful earthquake hit overnight disrupting kplun communications. as tsunami warnings rang up and down japan s western coast. now, japanese officials are warning the aftershocks could continue for up to a week. we want to brin
#just enjoy # just enjoy the party. let s take a look back at 2023. music: zadok the priest by handel a king and queen are crowned, with the coronation of charles iii and camilla, at westminster abbey. people right across the capital stopped for a once in a lifetime spectacle. music: zadok the priest by handel welcoming our new king. music: calm down by rema and selena gomez our society is woven from diverse threads, comprising stories of remarkable courage and sacrifice, determination and strength. though drawn from different parts of the world, they collectively enrich the fabric of our national life. music: by your side by calvin harris, feat.tom grennan happy 75th birthday nhs and thank you so much for all that you do. we have to keep showing how we love our nhs, so it will continue to be there with us, through it all. music: spice up your life by the spice girls sam quek: it s ten years since same-sex marriage was made legal in england and wales. music: spice up your l
cities celebrating as well, so shall we show you some live pictures from rome as well, in italy? where we can see, again, fireworks. amazing work there as well. also, we can also show you some live pictures from berlin germany. amazing pictures, again, isn t it? so, many european cities welcoming the new year, of course many cities here in asia have welcomed 2024 about six, seven hours ago. of course, will we will bring you more on new year s celebrations around the world later in the programme. the us military says its helicopters have destroyed three small boats in an attack on a container ship in the southern red sea. it s the second assault by iran backed houthi rebels on the ship within 24 hours. the us says the gunmen who launched the raid from yemen attacked in four boats, coming within 20 metres of the vessel. the fourth craft fled the area. the houthi rebels say their actions are in protest against the gaza war, where there ve been more air strikes by israel. 0ur
in 2023, we lost legendary singers and composers. # there s only one bobby charlton! ..sporting greats, political trailblazers. .. order, order, order! ..and household names on both the big and small screens. all men are fools, and what makes them so is having beauty, - like what i have got. laughter they ve been part of our shared experience, woven into the storylines and soundtracks of our lives. good evening and thank you forjoining us. welcome to a new series. cheering and applause what made their lives so extraordinary? the lasting legacies of lives well lived. music: simply the best by tina turner still filling theatres here and around the globe, the story of tina turner. it s one of talent, pain, violence and super stardom. thatjourney from nutbush, tennessee, to the world s biggest stadiums is still enthralling audiences today. the sheer adrenaline and excitement of her performance made tina turner one of the greatest singers of all time. # better place. # i want to h