Angelina Jolie, who plays Maria Callas in the film “Maria,” which premiered Thursday at the Venice Film Festival, said that he is afraid of “disappointing” opera lovers and the legendary loudspeaker, which he “doesn’t want to do wrong”.

“The point of reference for me, to know if I was good enough, are Callas fans and opera lovers, and my fear would be to disappoint them,” the 49-year-old American star said during a press conference for ” Maria” which is contending for the Golden Lion.

The film focuses on the end of Callas’ life, isolated in her Paris apartment and inconsolable since the love of her life, the wealthy shipowner Aristotle Onassis, who eventually married Jackie Kennedy, abandoned her.

In her heyday, Callas was the ultimate star, both for her extraordinary career on the greatest stages, from Milan’s La Scala to the Paris Opera, and for her tumultuous nine-year romance with Onassis. However, she died prematurely at the age of 53 in her solitude.

“I really got attached to her, so I don’t want to do this woman an injustice,” said the actress, who was seated next to the film’s director, Chilean Pablo Larren.

To live up to her role, Jolie took singing lessons to lend her voice to the diva, a bold gamble that left her feeling “terribly nervous”.

“I spent almost seven months practicing,” she added, thanking Pablo Laren for making her sing “starting from a small room and ending up at La Scala” in Milan.

“He gave me time to progress, but I was afraid I wouldn’t live up to it,” she said, admitting that she is not an opera expert.

“I was more into punk and I liked all kinds of music, but I probably listened to The Clash more” (British punk band), he said with a smile. “I still like the same music I listened to when I was young, I still listen to The Clash.”

When asked what she had in common with the “voice of the century” who fell in love, Angelina Jolie, who also faced a torturous and highly publicized divorce from Brad Pitt, quipped. “There are a lot of things I won’t say that you probably know or think you know,” he said with a smile.

And to continue: “What we have in common is her extremely gentle side and the fact that she was not able to express that gentleness in public.”

“We share this vulnerability more than anything else.”