This weekend, he wraps up a monthlong residency at londons royal opera house. Renee fleming, joseph calleja, thomas hampson antonio pappano, conductor verdis bestloved work, is performed here by a star cast in a revival of richard eyres highly acclaimed 1994 production. Joseph calleja the maltese tenor this is an outstanding new album of opera arias, from one of the most exciting tenors on the opera stage today. The maltese tenor, callejas highly praised 2011 recording of favourite italian and french arias, reached the second overall position in the german charts and debuted at number one in the us on the billboard classical traditional chart. The maltese tenor, released in 2011 when he was 33, is his third solo. Callejas first solo recital disc, tenor arias, was released in 2004. Joseph calleja, better known as the maltese tenor, is just like any of us. Sonia ganassi, mezzo joseph calleja, tenor riccardo zanellato, bass marzio giossi, baritone cinzia rizzone, soprano dynamic italy facebook. The mpo brings its concert season to a close through its annual appointment with maltese tenor joseph calleja at the granaries. This festival hall recital, with the philharmonia orchestra under andrew greenwood in support, showed strengths. Discover classical music and find out more about the best classical composers, musicians and their works. Blessed with a goldenage voice which routinely inspires comparisons to legendary singers from earlier eras, calleja is now a superstar in all the worlds greatest opera houses and concert halls. Maltese tenor joseph calleja is to feature in an online athome gala by the metropolitan opera which will feature more than 40 leading artists performing from their homes all around the world during a live stream.
Jussi bjorling, beniamino gigli, even enrico caruso associated press, maltese born joseph calleja has quickly become one of the most acclaimed and soughtafter tenors today. A significant step into verdi repertoire for calleja, the album reflects the star tenor s flourishing live career performing at leading opera houses the world over. Calleja will be participating from his home in mellieha. Maltese tenor joseph calleja is establishing himself in that category at just 34. Joseph calleja in concert malta philharmonic orchestra. Joseph calleja, the maltese tenor october 16, 2011 hear the opera singers retro sound shine though in a collection of popular tenor arias.
With the likes of conductor riccardo chailly weighing in behind him, calleja is clearly on the fast track to success. A significant step into verdi repertoire for calleja, the album reflects the star tenors flourishing live career performing at leading opera houses the world over. In 2011, his third solo album joseph calleja the maltese tenor reached second overall position on the german charts 9 and debuted at number one in the us billboard classical traditional chart. Singer joseph calleja hails from malta, where he started singing tenor at age sixteen. This verdi album will hit the spot for anyone who loves italian opera. Jussi bjorling, beniamino gigli, even enrico caruso associated press, malteseborn joseph calleja has quickly become one of the most acclaimed and soughtafter tenors today. Joseph calleja is already one of the most soughtafter tenors on both sides of the atlantic. Amore, joseph callejas 20 decca release, is a collection of 19 sentimental songs, most of which have been favorites of the vocal repertoire for decades. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. The album sees calleja explore the light and dark in verdis heroic tenor roles and features guest appearances from soprano angela gheorghiu and baritone vittorio vitelli. Calleja has been described by andrea bocelli as his favourite tenor in the world of lyricall music. The career of maltese tenor joseph calleja seems to have no limits, with performances at the worlds greatest opera houses and acclaim for the lyrical warmth of his singing from the press and. His voice and stylishness regularly inspire comparisons to legendary singers from earlier eras. Joseph calleja the maltese tenor by puccini, giacomo, verdi, giuseppe on cd.
Calleja, still in his early 30s, is arguably todays finest lyric tenor and in this. Maltese tenor joseph callejas homeland is small, but his fan club stands to grow exponentially when he joins americas soprano sweetheart renee fleming for a broadcast from jerusalem and sings. Joseph calleja the maltese tenor get the best prices. During this time of covid19 selfisolation, hes taking to doing things around the house that have been on his list. Joseph calleja the maltese tenor by joseph calleja on spotify. This verdi album will hit the spot for anyone who loves. After singing in his church choir, he began formal training with maltese tenor paul asciak.
You can hear the golden mediterranean sunshine in his voice, and i love his oldfashioned fast vibrato, which flickers like a vintage silent movie. He made his debut as macduff in verdis operatic adaptation of macbeth at the age of 19 and won critical acclaim. It comes on the heels of a series of acclaimed performances at some of the worlds top opera houses, including the metropolitan opera, covent garden, and the vienna state opera. Cinematic opera with joseph calleja, the maltese tenor the. The only official facebook page of maltese tenor and cultural ambassador joseph calleja. Maltese tenor joseph calleja sings on air malta flight. Born in malta in 1978, joseph calleja began singing at the age of 16, inspired by the film the great caruso starring mario.
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