That’s a line from Pablo Larrain ’s “ Maria ,” now streaming on Netflix, based on the final days of opera superstar Maria Callas. The film is peppered with flashbacks of arias by Verdi and Puccini when Callas was at the height of her success. And was Angelina Jolie, who portrays Callas, ready to sing them? Absolutely not.

Certainly, that’s one takeaway from Pablo Larraín's new Maria Callas biopic, Maria.Maria stars Angelina Jolie as the famed Greek American opera singer who rose to fame in a flash and burned out just as spectacularly.

In Pablo Larraín’s Maria, Angelina Jolie transforms into the late opera diva Maria Callas—not just physically, with her chic French wardrobe, luxurious stage looks, and curly wigs, but also vocally. The film features a mixture of her own live vocals and Callas’s archival recordings,

Netflix U.S. has just added a stirring new biopic starring Oscar-winning performer, Angelina Jolie. "Maria" is the latest effort from Pablo Larraín, and continues his recent run of biographical historical dramas looking at iconic women from the 20th century after 2021's "Spencer" and the Natalie Portman-fronted 2016 biopic, "Jackie".

Angelina Jolie thanked the extra cast and crew of the Maria film set for their patience as she performed some quite daunting opera scenes. Jolie takes on the role of Maria Callas in the movie. Netflix's Maria is a biographical film where the recordings of Callas's voice are blended in with Jolie's own vocals.

Netflix's "Maria," starring Angelina Jolie, imagines opera singer Maria Callas' last days. The true story of her life was of abuse, drugs, and health issues.