Joseph Calleja

Tenor

Biography

“Only one lyric tenor on the scene today has the honeyed tone and ingratiating style to make comparisons to Pavarotti and Gigli seem serious, and it is Calleja, the man from Malta.” (New Yorker)

Blessed with a golden-age voice that routinely inspires comparisons to “legendary singers from earlier eras: Jussi Björling, Beniamino Gigli, even Enrico Caruso” (AP), Joseph Calleja is well-established as one of the most acclaimed and sought-after tenors today. His expansive discography and frequent appearances on the world’s leading opera and concert stages prompted NPR to hail him as “arguably today’s finest lyric tenor”.

Contact

Jonathan Letts
Associate Director

+49 30 166359854
Francesca Condeluci
Associate Director, North America

+1 917 349 1443
Darina Popova
Managerial Assistant

+49 30 166359855

News

Joseph Calleja: European Tour with Verdi’s Messa da Requiem

In March 2026, tenor Joseph Calleja joins the Orchestra and Chorus of Zurich Opera for a European tour of Verdi’s monumental Messa da Requiem under the baton of General Music Director Gianandrea Noseda. He will be joined by a distinguished lineup of soloists: Marina Rebeka, Agnieszka Rehlis, and David Leigh. The tour opens in Paris […]
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Joseph Calleja: Carmen at Oper Frankfurt

Tenor Joseph Calleja returns to Oper Frankfurt in the role of Don José in Georges Bizet’s Carmen. The production – staged by Barrie Kosky and featuring the Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester – brings one of opera’s most dramatic love stories vividly to life. Calleja appears with Bianca Andrew as Carmen, Alyona Rostovskaya as Micaëla, and […]
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Joseph Calleja: Tosca at the Hamburg Opera

Tenor Joseph Calleja returns to the Hamburg State Opera as Mario Cavaradossi in Puccini’s Tosca. He performs alongside Ewa Plonka as Floria Tosca and Gabriele Viviani as Scarpia. The acclaimed production by Robert Carsen is led by conductor Giampaolo Bisanti. Performances take place on December 1, 23, 2025, and January 1, 2026. For more information, […]
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Calendar

22
Mar 2026
Paris  -  Verdi’s Messa da Requiem with Gianandrea Noseda
Philharmonie de Paris
23
Mar 2026
Luxembourg -  Verdi’s Messa da Requiem with Gianandrea Noseda
Philharmonie Luxembourg
25
Mar 2026
Munich -  Verdi’s Messa da Requiem with Gianandrea Noseda
Isarphilharmonie
26
Mar 2026
Vienna -  Verdi’s Messa da Requiem with Gianandrea Noseda
Wiener Konzerthaus
29
Mar 2026
Aix-en-Provence -  Verdi’s Messa da Requiem with Gianandrea Noseda
Grand Théâtre de Provence

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Joseph Calleja - "E lucevan le stelle" from Tosca - Puccini (official video)

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Joseph Calleja - Strangers In The Night

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Joseph Calleja - "Di quella pira" (Il Trovatore, Act 3)

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Joseph Calleja - "Celeste Aida" (Aida, Act 1)