At an intimate party in Soho recently, the designer Erdem Moralıoğlu introduced a screening of Maria (the Pablo Larraín-directed biopic centred around the last days of Maria Callas’s tumultuous life starring Angelina Jolie).

Maria is now available to watch on Netflix and is released in UK cinemas on January 10, and Angelina Jolie has revealed the "biggest challenge" of the biopic.

After Maria Callas’ death, aged just 53, many reflected on the life and career of the incredibly talented opera singer as one of great tragedy. Born in the 1920s to Greek immigrants in New York, she had a difficult childhood marked by her father’s infidelity and her parents’ divorce.

Maria” marks the third installment, after “Jackie” and “Spencer,” in director Pablo Larraín’s pseudo-trilogy of historical biopics.

Angelina Jolie has spoken about her new film role and how it forced her to confront one of her biggest fears, admitting that she broke down in tears

Angelina Jolie relished doing something that was terrifying to her by learning how to sing to play opera legend Maria Callas in the biopic 'Maria'.

Angelina Jolie has shared an emotional update, as she revealed how she was left in tears whilst shooting her latest film, as she faced her biggest fear head on