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The Singer People Loved to Hate: 'Callas Forever'

Soprano Maria Callas arrives at Idlewild Airport in New York, in 1958. Keystone/Hulton Archive / Getty Images hide caption

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The Singer People Loved to Hate: 'Callas Forever'

The polarizing opera singer may be gone, but she is not forgotten. Callas died 27 years ago. When she was alive and singing, she was the opera diva many people enjoyed criticizing.

The Singer People Loved to Hate: 'Callas Forever'

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The NPR 100: 'St. Louis Blues'

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The NPR 100: 'St. Louis Blues'

Margaret Howze reports on the song's background and its definitive 1925 recording by Bessie Smith.

The NPR 100: 'St. Louis Blues'

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