Through his work on Maria by Callas<\/em>, Tom Volf discovers unique documents on the singer \u2013 Super 8 films, rare recordings, personal letters \u2013 entrusted by relatives and institutions, like treasures to be passed on.<\/p>\n Aware of the importance of preserving and sharing this heritage for future generations, he founded the Maria Callas Endowment Fund<\/strong>. As President, he is committed to preserving and disseminating the artistic and personal legacy of this icon, ensuring that her aura continues to shine well beyond the stage.<\/p>\n Visit the Endowment Fund website \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n The Maria Callas Endowment Fund is a structure under French law created under the regime of law of August 4, 2008 on the modernization of the economy<\/em> (articles 140 et seq.). Based in Paris, it is dedicated to the preservation and dissemination of the legacy of Maria Callas.<\/p>\n The Fund today maintains an exceptional heritage: approximately 300 magnetic tapes<\/strong>, manuscripts, films, photographs, costumes and personal effects \u2014 brought together through donations from relatives, private acquisitions and participation in auctions.<\/p>\n Its main purpose is the creation of a Maria Callas Museum in Paris<\/strong>, which will bring together permanent and thematic exhibitions as well as a dedicated research center.<\/p>\n The Maria Callas Endowment Fund was created at the initiative of those close to the artist and her favourite conductor Georges Pr\u00eatre<\/strong> (honorary president) \u2014 Tom Volf is co-founder<\/strong> and assumes the presidency. The Fund is the first recognized international non-profit institution dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the work and legacy of Maria Callas<\/strong> ; today he holds the largest Callas collection in the world<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The Fund presents the exhibition Maria by Callas<\/em> at La Seine Musicale (Boulogne-Billancourt, September 16 \u2013 December 14, 2017), 800 m\u00b2 of scenography which welcomes more than 30,000 visitors<\/strong> in three months. The exhibition then travels to the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco (April 11\u201315, 2018), inaugurated by H.S.H. Prince Albert II. Tom Volf's first two books on Callas appear: Maria by Callas<\/em> (Assouline) and Callas Confidential<\/em> (La Martini\u00e8re).<\/p>\n Tom Volf publishes with Albin Michel Maria Callas: Letters & Memoirs<\/em>, an anthology of 350+ unpublished letters and unfinished memoirs of the singer \u2014 the result of five years of research.<\/p>\n Theatrical adaptation of the book, directed by Tom Volf, performed by Monica Bellucci<\/strong> in her stage debut. Created at Th\u00e9\u00e2tre Marigny in Paris (November 27, 2019), the play was performed in French, English and Italian, and presented in France, the United States, Greece, Italy, the United Kingdom, Spain and Turkey \u2014 until the Beacon Theater in New York on January 27, 2023, the centenary of Maria Callas.<\/p>\n The Maria Callas Endowment Fund joins the European Music Centre, Europe's largest network for music.<\/p>\n The Fund is celebrating the artist\u2019s centenary with an event season: staging of Norma<\/em> by Bellini<\/strong> at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus in Athens (August 28 and 30), bringing together more than 110 artists on stage under the direction of Eugene Kohn; world cinema release of Callas: Paris, 1958<\/em><\/strong>, complete restoration in 4K and first colorization of the legendary recital given by Callas at the Palais Garnier on December 19, 1958. The film is broadcast in more than 60 territories by Piece of Magic Entertainment.<\/p>\n The Maria Callas Endowment Fund is supported by individual donations and patronage. To contribute to the preservation and transmission of this exceptional heritage:<\/p>\nThe Fund<\/h2>\n
Timeline<\/h2>\n
2017 \u2014 Creation<\/h3>\n
2017 \u2013 2018 \u2014 First exhibitions and first books<\/h3>\n
2019 \u2014 Letters & Memoirs<\/h3>\n
2019 \u2013 2023 \u2014 The show with Monica Bellucci<\/h3>\n
2022 \u2014 European Music Center<\/h3>\n
2023 \u2014 The centenary<\/h3>\n
Support the Fund<\/h2>\n