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
Darina Popova
Managerial Assistant

+49 30 166359853

News

Joseph Calleja: Tosca in Dresden

Tenor Joseph Calleja will perform as Mario Cavaradossi in Puccini's Tosca at the Semperoper Dresden. He will share the stage with soprano Maria Agresta as Floria Tosca. The production is directed by Johannes Schaaf, with Marco Armiliato conducting the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden. Performances are scheduled for April 5, 10, 12, 18, 21, and May 1, 2025.
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Joseph Calleja: La Bohème at the Metropolitan Opera

Tenor Joseph Calleja will perform the role of Rodolfo in Puccini's La Bohème at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. He will share the stage with sopranos Ailyn Pérez and Eleonora Buratto alternating as Mimì, and baritone Boris Pinkhasovich as Marcello. The production is the iconic staging by Franco Zeffirelli, with performances on March 5, 8, 13, 17, and 21, 2025. The performances will be conducted by Alexander Soddy.
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Joseph Calleja, Emily Pogorelc: Opera gala in Bucharest

Joseph Calleja and Emily Pogorelc perform a concert at the Bucharest Sala Palatului, September 7, as a part of Masters of Classics, a new festival dedicated to classical music. Calleja and Pogorelc together with the Sofia Philharmonic and Michelangelo Mazza present a selection of great opera arias, such as Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata, Gaetano Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore and Georges Bizet's L'Arlésienne.
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Calendar

05
Apr 2025
Dresden -  Tosca
Semperoper Dresden
10
Apr 2025
Dresden -  Tosca
Semperoper Dresden
12
Apr 2025
Dresden -  Tosca
Semperoper Dresden
18
Apr 2025
Dresden -  Tosca
Semperoper Dresden
21
Apr 2025
Dresden -  Tosca
Semperoper Dresden

Pictures

Videos

Joseph Calleja - "E lucevan le stelle" from Tosca - Puccini (official video)
Joseph Calleja - Strangers In The Night
Joseph Calleja - "Di quella pira" (Il Trovatore, Act 3)
Joseph Calleja - "Celeste Aida" (Aida, Act 1)