Google Doodle Pays Tribute to Opera Singer Maria Callas

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By Stan Schroeder2013-12-02 09:24:45 UTC

Today's Google Doodle commemorates the birthday of American-born opera singer Maria Callas, who was born Dec. 2, 1923 in New York City. The Doodle depicts Callas singing against the backdrop of an opera house.

Famous for her bel canto technique, Callas was praised as one of the greatest opera singers of the century.

She was also known for several scandals throughout her life, including an affair with Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, for whom she left her husband Giovanni Battista Meneghini.

Callas died at age 53 on Sep. 16, 1977 in Paris, of a heart attack.

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Image: Erich Auerbach/Getty Images, Google

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