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”.

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Associate Director

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Francesca Condeluci
Associate Director, North America

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Darina Popova
Managerial Assistant

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News

16 Oct 2026

Joseph Calleja: 75th Anniversary Concert at Wexford Festival Opera

Tenor Joseph Calleja appears in Croí na Féile, the 75th Anniversary Concert of Wexford Festival Opera, alongside soprano Ermonela Jaho, mezzo-soprano Daniela Barcellona, and bass Giorgi Manoshvili. The artists perform operatic arias by Verdi, Puccini, Bizet, Massenet, Rossini, and other composers, accompanied by the Wexford Festival Opera Orchestra under the baton of Daniele Callegari. The […]
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12 Oct 2026

Joseph Calleja: Mascagni’s Iris at Wexford Festival Opera

Tenor Joseph Calleja makes his role debut as Osaka in Pietro Mascagni’s Iris at the 75th anniversary edition of Wexford Festival Opera. He is joined by Leyla Gu as Iris, Jihoon Kim as Il Cieco, and Jolyon Loy as Kyoto. The new production is directed by Rosetta Cucchi and conducted by Francesco Cilluffo. Performances take […]
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25 Aug 2026

Joseph Calleja: Gala concert at the Staatsoper Hannover

Tenor Joseph Calleja appears at the Staatsoper Hannover in a festive concert marking the opening of the new season. Calleja will perform arias and duets from Bizet’s Carmen, Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore, Massenet’s Le Cid, and Puccini’s La Bohème. He is accompanied by the Niedersächsisches Staatsorchester Hannover under the baton of General Music Director Francesco Angelico […]
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Calendar

17
Oct 2026
Dublin -  Croí na Féile: 75th Anniversary Fundraising Gala
O’Reilly Theatre
Joseph Calleja
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23
Oct 2026
Dublin -  Iris
O’Reilly Theatre
Joseph Calleja
TICKETS
28
Oct 2026
Dublin -  Iris
O’Reilly Theatre
Joseph Calleja
TICKETS
31
Oct 2026
Dublin -  Iris
O’Reilly Theatre
Joseph Calleja
TICKETS
15
Nov 2026
Toulouse -  Recital with Sarah Tysman
Théâtre du Capitole
Joseph Calleja
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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)