Viva the diva: how the V&A is celebrating iconic performers past and present
Left to right: Ellen Terry as Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing (1882); Tina Turner in flame dress by Bob Mackie (1980); Maria Callas as Violetta in La Traviata (1958). Photos: V&A/Gai Terrell/Redferns/Houston Rogers
The V&A is tracing the history of the ‘diva’, from 19th-century opera singers to today’s global megastars – we find out more
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