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Even at the height of her career, opera superstar Maria Callas had a rocky relationship with the Metropolitan Opera House, stemming from her artistic differences with thengeneral manager Rudolph Bing. Now, the rocks are back, but in a much more pleasing way. On Friday, the opera house opened “Maria Callas & Swarovski: Jewels on Stage at the Metropolitan Opera,” an exhibit of the jewelry Callas commissioned for her performances throughout her career, until 1965. The exhibit includes 43 of the oversized pieces, from a “bustier necklace” worn for a performance of “La Traviata” to a silver laurel leaf crown worn for “Norma” to a 10-string pearl and crystal necklace worn for “I Puritani.”
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