(FILES) Picture dated 05 January 1966 of

(FILES) Picture dated 05 January 1966 of opera singer Maria Callas, being applauded by the audience of the Odeon theater in Paris during the premiere of “The Barber of Seville”, presented by the Metropolitan Opera of New York. Thirty years after her death in Paris 16 September 1977, diva Maria Callas, undeniably the most celebrated opera singer of the post-World War II period, remains a favourite for opera-lovers and a legend outside the world of classical music.++ FILM ++ AFP PHOTO == (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)