I Maria pou egine Kallas

Athens, spring 1937. Maria, Litsa and Jackie arrive by ship from New York at the port of Piraeus. In Athens, the three women encounter insurmountable difficulties, for this reason, Litsa hopes for the financial help of her mother, Frosos. In the meantime, Maria wants to sell her father's patent, a cream for gingivitis, and with this money bring him to Greece. Litsa pressures Maria to participate in the "La Paloma" audition, organized by the famous Spanish voice teacher Elvira de Hidalgo...

Athens, spring 1941. World War II has begun. The Italians have settled in Athens. At the conservatory, the Greeks promote their own singers, undermining 17-year-old Maria. Litsa secures the help of Bonalti, an Italian general, who is delighted with Maria's voice. However, Maria does not want to collaborate with the enemy and also falls in love with Robert, an English soldier

Athens, summer 1942. Elvira, the Spanish teacher, believes that the inexperienced Maria will only be able to play the role of an experienced woman like Tosca if she herself gains life experience. So she encourages her to live her love with Robert. However, when Maria begins to neglect singing to be close to Robert, Elvira fears that her plan will backfire

Athens, summer 1942. Elvira decides to help Maria and Robert live their love. However, the young Englishman has different plans for Maria. Then, Elvira will have to make a very tough decision for Maria, as her real life parallels the drama of Tosca. Life gets mixed up with art

Athens, spring 1943. Oskar Botmann, a kind German officer and great admirer of Maria, imposes her as the protagonist in the play "On the Plain". This causes conflicts between Maria and Maglivera, her famous baritone co-star and a known resistance fighter, who constantly sabotages her. Thus, Maria will find herself in despair

Athens, spring 1943. Magliveras considers Boatman and Maria to be accomplices in the theft of the "harpist", a Cycladic figurine, which disappeared from the museum. He decides to get Maria out of the way by staging an accident on stage. In rehearsals, the two of them strongly deny the love that lurks beneath. On the one hand, Maria must bypass Magliveras, to investigate Boatman's strange action regarding the harpist, and on the other hand, Magliveras must get rid of Maria, to get to the harpist...

Athens, summer 1944. Greece is still under German occupation. Maria and Maglivera dream of a life together, free as swallows. The hope for freedom is presented through the German conductor Hans Horner in the staging of the opera Fidelio. With his help, the opera will travel to Europe with Maria and Maglivera as the protagonists. The possibility of freedom is more alive than ever. However, the head of the German Police, Sciamana, suspects Horner...

Athens, summer 1944. Syamana arrests Horner. Maria and Maglivera organize a daring rescue plan. Syamana watches them closely. During the preparation, Maria discovers a crucial secret about her relationship with Maglivera. Her soul sinks, but the show must go on...

Athens, October 1944. The war is ending. The Germans are withdrawing from Greece. Maria must pass the piano exams to be able to join the Opera. The night before, she helps Jackie secretly meet Miltiadis Embirikos. There, she is seduced by the taste of banana liqueur, resulting in her showing up late for her diploma exams the next morning. Maria clashes with Synadinos, the new director of the Opera, and Miltiadis "freezes" his engagement to Jackie...

Athens, summer - autumn 1945. Maria gets a job as an interpreter at the British Headquarters. There she meets Ray, an Irish officer. Maria wants a big family with many children, while Ray worries whether Maria's talent can be squeezed into the role of a housewife. Their father calls Maria and Jackie to America secretly from their mother. Jackie reveals their plan to Litsa, making Maria furious. One sister turns against the other...