Masterclass

'The 1996 Tony Award winner for Best Play unforgettable,'' worth swimming to New York to catch'' (Benedict Nightingale) Master Class presents the legendary opera diva, Maria Callas, as she puts aspiring young singers through their paces in a series of master classes. Both moving and entertaining, this theatrical tour de force dramatizes the Callas phenomenon and is an unembarrassed, involving meditation on Callas''s life and the nature of her art. ''Such subjects are not easily dramatized, certainly not with this brio.'' (New York Times)'