Late diva Callas's million dollar jewels stir emotions 27 years later
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Jewellery worn by the legendary late opera star Maria Callas during her glory years will go under the auctioneer's hammer in the Swiss city of Geneva on Wednesday, stirring up emotions more than 27 years after she died.
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Beverly Sills, the Brooklyn-born opera diva who was a global icon of can-do American culture with her dazzling voice, bubbly personality and management moxie in the arts world, died Monday of cancer, her manager said. She was 78. It had been revealed just last month that Sills was gravely ill with inoperable lung cancer. She died about 9 p.m. Monday, said her manager, Edgar Vincent.
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Jewellery belonging to the legendary late opera star Maria Callas will be put up for auction in the Swiss city of Geneva on November 17, the auctioneers Sotheby's said.
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Fighting back tears, Valentino waved  goodbye to the fashion world on Wednesday with a haute couture  show brimming with the glamour that made him a favorite with  Hollywood stars, socialites and royalty for half a century.
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Brigitte Bardot, the French former film  goddess turned animal rights activist, quietly celebrated her  70th birthday on Tuesday -- as flocks of devoted fans poured to  a Paris auction to snatch up her memorabilia.
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Possessions belonging to singer and actress Cher are sold at a sale in Los Angeles.
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Heath Ledger's death has spiked sales and interest in the late actor's films.
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Marking the 60th Anniversary of the New York City Opera, writers of the internationally known Opera News magazine recently paid tribute to one of the industry's most illustrious performers of old - Johanna ...
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"She and the Prince of Wales could have been the best double act the country has ever had"  The mounds of flowers are long gone from the gates of Kensington Palace, but Princess Diana's presence lingers.It has been 10 years since Diana's death in a Paris car crash, when many Britons were poleaxed by grief for a vivacious and troubled woman who was at once style icon, charity worker and tabloid celebrity.The anniversary will be marked by a televised memorial service, special prayers _ and soul-searching in a country still unsure whether its sudden outpouring of emotion was a moment of madness or a fundamental softening of the stiff upper lip. Read more
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A collection of items belonging to the late opera star Maria Callas fetches 1.76m Euros (Â£1.26m) at auction.
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The company has transcended the trauma of its founderÂs death and has forged into the future with a strong roster of dancers and a steady touring schedule.
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The death of Beverly Sills was deeply felt throughout the institutions that make up Lincoln Center.
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IT SEEMS a long way from a family jewellery business operating from a garden shed 36 years ago in Orkney to decorating the delicate wrists and necks of the celebrity elite at Sunday - s British Academy of Film ...
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An auction of more than 700 items belonging to singer and actress Cher raised over $3.5 million -- more than double pre-sale estimates -- as celebrity collectors snapped up her possessions.
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Memorabilia from the Jackson family pop dynasty go under the hammer in Las Vegas.
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About 7,000 fans of Chinese pop diva Anita Mui marked the first anniversary of her death at a star-studded commemoration concert.
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A collection of Maria Callas memorabilia from her husband's estate, including letters, photographs and musical scores, will be auctioned later this year.