This Greek-American soprano, one of the greatest operatic voices of the twentieth century, was cremated at the Père-Lachaise crematorium in 1977. But her urn was stolen by an admirer before being recovered, and her ashes were eventually scattered in 1979 off a Greek island. Who is she?
The answer
Maria Callas died in Paris in September 1977 and was cremated at Père-Lachaise. Her urn was stolen by an admirer a few days later, before being recovered. Her ashes were finally scattered in the Aegean Sea, off the island of Skorpios, on 3 June 1979.
This question belongs to the “Musicians and Composers” series of the Père-Lachaise quiz: ten questions, a story behind every right answer.