"Norma", with Maria Callas as Norma. Onassis and Livanos divorced in June 1960 during Onassis' well publicised affair with Maria Callas. In the last she portrayed opera diva Maria Callas. She claimed musical influences such as Kate Bush, Maria Callas, and Joni Mitchell. A biopic of Maria Callas with Sophia Loren also failed to get financing. One of the saleswomen was Evangelia Callas, mother of future opera diva Maria Callas. Christina's parents divorced in 1960, precipitated by her father's affair with opera singer Maria Callas. Rocco Laspata, the photographer of the campaign, described Evangelista as "the Maria Callas of modeling". "Callas Went Away" is a tribute to the opera singer Maria Callas. Despite this, La Scala announced a fifth performance, with Callas billed as Amina. Her renowned "Two Callas" debuted in that exhibition. Headlines of "Bing Fires Callas" appeared in newspapers around the world. I am much smaller than Callas. It is very difficult to speak of the voice of Callas. It was in this role that Callas made her Italian debut.