To: miss marmelstein
Sorry, but Callas isn't buried in Paris ... she was cremated and her ashes were scattered over the Aegean. The urn that contained her ashes is supposedly there. Video of the scattering has been incorporated into several films about Callas (at the moment they begin scattering, a gust of wind comes up and the mourners in the boat are hit by the ashes). There may be a memorial there, but her human remains are not there.
But a great many notables, including Maria's beloved Bellini, are interred there.
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08/23/2011 9:44:19 AM PDT by
In Maryland
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To: In Maryland
Perhaps it was a memorial - I was last in Paris in the early 2000s. My memory might be playing tricks. It’s in an interior portion of the cemetery and is lined up with other vaults or, perhaps, memorials.
I really hate this scattering of ashes stuff. Due to this, I will never get to visit Steve McQueen’s grave. Grrrr...
To: In Maryland
Just googled the gravesite of Maria Callas. Indeed, she DOES appear to be buried in Pere Lachaise (I think that’s the correct spelling).
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