Here, violence and possession make way for the haunted. Maria is the softer, more restrained film – less immediately striking, perhaps, but still deeply emotive. It invokes the last days of Mari ...

The College of Fine Arts(opens in new window) at Carnegie Mellon University has named Ana Maria Pinto da Silva the new head of the School of Design(opens in new window). Pinto da Silva will begin her ...

Talks between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael to form a government are set to resume later on Monday after the Christmas break. In November's general election, Fianna Fáil won the most seats at 48 ...

He is already the subject of a 12 month community order and so that remains on top of the fine. Maria Richards, 53, of Hillcrest Close, Caerphilly, had her case adjourned to a later date ...

How many Broadway shows has Maria Friedman been in? Maria Friedman has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows. How many West End shows has Maria Friedman been in? Maria Friedman has appeared on London's ...

“We are certain that everything will be fine,” he said. Mr. Putin’s vague address on the eve of Russia’s main public holiday underlined the biggest contradiction of his wartime ...

The bowl, specifically used to serve berries, is part of a set of fine china that has been in her family for over a century. For a split second, she considered turning to eBay, in search of a ...

The Fine Gael national executive council is set to ratify a swathe of new candidates for Seanad Éireann panels, with the party aiming to target constituencies where a second or third seat could ...

Dan Baumgardt does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Almost 50 years on from her death, however, the public perception of Maria Callas all too often skews in one direction: the tortured female star.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. If ever a star cried out to be immortalised on screen, surely it was the glamorous and tempestuous Maria ...

Maria ­Callas was only 45 when she grimly assessed her situation during an interview with the critic John Ardoin. She had played all her cards and lost every round, and ­although she would ...