Joseph Calleja

Tenor

Biography

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
Valeriya Kantueva
Managerial Assistant

+49 30 166359853

News

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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Joseph Calleja: Gala Concert at Dubrovnik Summer Festival

Joseph Calleja performs at the 74th Dubrovnik Summer Festival on 25th August in front of the Cathedral in Dubrovnik. Joseph Calleja will be the featured soloist alongside soprano Sonya Yoncheva and bass Ante Jerkunica, accompanied by the Croatian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra under conductor Ivan Repušić.
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Joseph Calleja: Open-Air Opera Gala in Cologne

Tenor Joseph Calleja performs with the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie at an open-air concert on August 17 at the Roncalliplatz in Cologne. The program includes " E lucevan le stelle " from Puccini's Tosca, " Questa o quella " from Verdi's Rigoletto, and other famous arias. Frank Beermann conducts the orchestra.
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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)