Showing posts with label Lori Stinson. Show all posts
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Saturday, December 14, 2024



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Tuesday, December 3, 2024





Angelina Jolie, Lori Stinson and Eric Vetro in October 2024. Jerod Harris/Getty

Vocal coach Eric Vetro was quite impressed by Angelina Jolie's portrayal of Maria Callas.

Jolie stars as the late opera legend in Pablo Larraín's new biopic Maria about Callas' final years living in Paris before her death at age 53 in 1977, and Vetro worked with the Oscar winner on her vocal performance in the film for around seven months.

"She started from ground zero. She had never sung before," Vetro, 68, the go-to coach for stars from Ariana Grande to Timothée Chalamet, tells PEOPLE of Jolie, 49, whose voice is blended with Callas' original recordings throughout Maria. "I don't think I've ever seen someone make such a huge difference from the first day to the last day."

Vetro recalls Jolie feeling "a little nervous and shy about singing in the beginning," but he quickly learned just how determined she was to nail the part. "Her desire to do a great job overrode anything that might stop her."

The coach is used to working with novice vocalists, but training someone to sing opera is a unique experience, as there's rarely a steady beat to follow. "It ebbs and it flows. It goes a little faster here, a little slower there," he says. "So to do that, I mean, you have to really be musical."

At one point during their sessions together, Vetro heard Jolie sing "O mio babbino caro," a soprano aria from the 1918 opera Gianni Schicchi — and he was blown away.

"It was the most thrilling day of all of our time spent together," he recalls. "I was like, 'This is it. She can do it. She's the perfect person to play this role.' And I'm someone who loved Maria Callas — I really did. She was one of my favorite opera singers, and so it really touched me that she was able to do it like this."

While Vetro was impressed, he wasn't exactly surprised. Throughout Jolie's career, she's proven herself quite versatile by acting on screen across many genres, directing several films of her own, producing Broadway's Tony-winning The Outsiders, working as a humanitarian and raising six children.

"I feel like anything she decided to do, she probably could do. She's a remarkable human being," says Vetro. "She really inspired me to always give 150% every minute of the day, because she does."


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Saturday, October 26, 2024


2024 AFI Fest - "Maria" Premiere

















HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 26: Angelina Jolie attends the premiere of "Maria" during the 2024 AFI Fest at TCL Chinese Theatre on October 26, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images)





HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 26: (L-R) Angelina Jolie and Bob Gazzale, President & CEO, AFI attend the premiere of "Maria" during the 2024 AFI Fest at TCL Chinese Theatre on October 26, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images)

























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HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 26: Eric Vetro arrives at the 2024 AFI Fest - "Maria" Premiere at TCL Chinese Theatre on October 26, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Steve Granitz/FilmMagic)

Lori Stinson at the "Maria" screening at AFI Fest at TCL Chinese Theatre on October 26, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by River Callaway/Variety via Getty Images)



HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 26: Jacqueline Bisset attends the premiere of "Maria" during the 2024 AFI Fest at TCL Chinese Theatre on October 26, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images)







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