News Archieve
2 May 2008
On 11th June 2008 Joseph Calleja and Tatiana Lisnic will be giving a recital at the Cadogan Hall in London. The recital will form part of the the highly respected Rosenblatt Recital Series 2008.
Tickets can be book via phone or online. As this recital is replacing the one of Erwin Schrott, tickets will be released as they become available from returned tickets. However, there is currently plenty of seat available, but with prices from £12 to £30 this recital is expected to sell out very quickly!
Link: Cadogan Hall
14 April 2008
On 31 August Joseph Calleja will sing at his first BBC Proms concert. The venue will of course be the glorious Royal Albert Hall and the it will be Verdi's Requiem which will be the vehicle for Joseph's debut at the Proms.
A star line up will ensure this concert to be one of the highlights of the BBC Proms 2008. You can pre-book your tickets for the Proms now, via their website, but live ticket sale will not happen until May 2008.
See the Royal Albert Hall website for complete details of the Proms 2008 season
and how to get tickets.
This concert will be broadcast live on BBC Radio and most likely also shown on BBC Television.
2 April 2008
A unique concert in a unique venue, paying tribute to a unique artist - the late Luciano Pavarotti.
Joseph Calleja is joined by George Petean and Nataliya Kovalova at this year's edition of the "Malta Opera Gala" concert. The concert will again this year be under the experienced baton of Brian Schembri.
For tickets click here: nngpromotions
27 December 2007
8 January, Joseph Calleja will be awarded a Gold Medal by the Malta Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. About time Malta recognised and rewarded all his hard work as unofficial cultural ambassador for Malta over the last many years.
Congratulations Joseph - it is much deserved!
28 October 2007
Joseph Calleja will perform Verdi's Requiem at two performances to celebrate the Danish National Radiochoir's 75th Anniversary.
The line up of soloist is one of world names; apart from Joseph, Barbara Frittoili, Daniela Barcellona and Ferruccio Furlantto completing this amazing line up will be conductor Gianandrea Noseda.
The concerts will take place in the concert hall at the Broadcast Center in central Copenhagen, on Thursday 1st November and Saturday 3rd November - both concerts are totally sold out.
The concert on Thursday is part of the Danish Radio's "Thursday Concerts" series and will be broadcast live on the radio and via the internet.
The concert on Thursday 1st November will start at 8pm (20.00) and for those whishing to listen to the concert this is how to find the live feed:
Go to: http://www.dr.dk/P2/
then look for the "Lyt til P2" on the right-hand side (or the 3rd column). Just under this heading you will see a loudspeaker sign and the words "P2 lige nu" (P2 live now). Click on this link and a seperate window will open, with a live feed to the current programme.
On Thursday prior to the concert there will be a Jazz programme from 7pm - 7.55pm ~(19.00 - 19.55). At 7.55pm (19.55) there will be a 5 minute introduction to the concert and at 8pm the concert will start. There will be one interval in which they will interview members from the Choir. The concert is due to finish at 10.10pm (22.10).
This concert will be repeated on Sunday 4th November at the same radio station at 10am (10.00) and on 27th December at 8pm (20.00).
I do advise anyone logging in to the live streaming to do so in plenty of time - this is a long awaited concert with big names who all have good followings in Scandinavia and beyond and therefore it is expected to have a higher that usual number of people wanting to listen via the internet.
Happy Listning!
6 October 2007
At long last it is official!! Joseph Calleja will be singing at the ROH Gala Concert on 15 November 2007. The concert is one of the major fundraiser evenings at the ROH and always hugely popular with a both the opera and the ballet well presented in the programme.
To read more about the concert and how to obtain tickets, please click here to go to the ROH website for further information and how to get tickets for the concert/dinner.
21 September 2007
Podcast of interview with Joseph Calleja and Elizabeth Futral now available on Chicago Lyric Opera webste - www.lyricopera.com.
WFMT - 98.7 WFMT Chicago will once again be streaming the Opening Night live from the Lyric Opera on Saturday 29 September 2007. Website: 98.7 WFMT Chicago
24 August 2007
The Web Gallery is back up and live! After my previous host closed down rather suddenly, I have now managed to upload all 300+ photos to a new host and have added a few photos from "Thais" and the Henley Festival, too.
2 August 2007
The soundtrack to the new movie "No Reservations" has been released. Joseph Calleja can be heard sing "La Donna Mobile". See "Hot News" for full information.
31 July 2007
Joseph Calleja signs with NnG Promotions to represent him on Malta. Click here to read the full article. The NnG Promotions website - click here.
20 June 2007
2007/08 Season revealed!
A little later than anticipated, Joseph Calleja has published his 2007/08 season. And what a season it is shaping up to be!! Europe, USA and Japan will see plenty of Calleja in the upcoming season with performances around the globe to thrill his ever growing numbers of admires. The season is highlighted by several Gala Performances - Verdi's Requiem in Copenhagen, Europalia Recital in Namur (Belgium), Rigoletto at Opern Haus Zurich and Lucia di Lamermoor at Hannover Staatstheater.
The the opera side there is also much to look forward to - Macbeth, La Traviata, Rigoletto, Madama Butterfly, Capuletti e i Montecchi with Anna Netrebko in Vienna but especially Puccini's Rondine in Trieste.
20 February 2007
Once, twice, three times the lead in Vienna
With only two hours notice, Joseph Calleja stepped in for an indisposed Rolando Villazon in last night's production of La Boheme in Vienna. With Joseph Calleja singing the role of Nemorino in Donizetti's Elisir D'Amore tomorrow night (21 February) and appearing as Alfredo in La Traviata on 2 March - both productions also at the Statoper in Vienna, Joseph Calleja will have sung 3 lead roles in only two weeks in Vienna!!
At last!!!!!!!! Joseph and Tatiana back at an UK Festival
It is with great joy I can confirm that Joseph Calleja and Tatiana Lisnic will sing at the Henley Festival on 13 July 2007!! At last we will have this Golden Couple of opera on stage together at an UK Festival and what more appropriate than the most tradtional and festive of Festivals - The Henley Festival!
4 February 2007
Two short interviews/articles have been added to the "Press" section, alongside reviews from the concerts in Bonn (German only) and Paris (2 translated into
English and two further in French only).
10 January 2007
Enjoy two secments from the Evening News in Prague, with Joseph Calleja - one from 8 January (2 min) click here (external link) and one from 9 January (13 min) click here (external link).
8 January 2007
Two short interviews/articles have been added to the "Press" section. Both talking about Joseph Calleja's 10th Anniversary Concert in Mdina, in July 2007.
29 December 2006
Joseph Calleja 10th Anniversary Concert will take place at the Cathedral Square, Mdina on 7 July 2007. Tickets are now on sale via MaltaTicket.
Please see On Stage.
30 November 2006
Profile in Opera News magazine
With kind permission and cooperation from the Opera News magazine:
The December 2006 issue of Opera News magazine will carry a profile of Maltese tenor, Joseph Calleja.
Click on this link Opera News, to be taken to the Opera News website and this lovely interview/article.
9 November 2006
Listen to excerpts from a interview on the MET Opera website. Click on Hot News for more details and link to interview.
1 November 2006
Joseph Calleja will sing at this years Richard Tucker Music Foundation annual Gala on 12 November 2006 at 6pm at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall, New York City.
Joseph Calleja will join the star studded line up of singers due to appear at this years Gala.
To learn more about the Richard Tucker Music Foundation, please click here.
28 July 2006
There are still tickets for the Dorothy House/Prince's Trust Charity Gala on 30 September 2006, at Bath Abbey. Please see "Hot News" for further details.
22 July 2006
Reviews and photos from the concert on 8 July 2006 have now been posted in "Press" and "Webgallery", respectively.
20 June 2006
Radio interview on KUSC, Los Angeles broadcasted on 15 June 2006. Downloadable files now available from the "Press" section.
12 June 2006
On Thursday 15 June 2006, Jim Svejda will broadcast a brand new interview with Joseph! Jim Svejda's show is one of the most listened to classical radio programme in USA and Jim Svejda is a highly respected broadcaster, know to million of listeners.
You can listen to the show via Internet radio on www.kusc.org and go to "Listen - Live Streaming" and select your preferred audio.
Jim Svejda' show "Classical with Jim Svejda" starts a 7pm Pacific time (3am Friday morning UK time) and runs for 5 hours. However, I have been informed that the interview with Joseph will take place in the first two hours of the show.
21 May 2006
The 2006-2007 schedule has now been added to the "On Stage" section of the website. A number of concerts are also scheduled and include concerts in Prague, Massy, Paris. and in London where he will sing two concert performances of Massenet's Thais.
On the operatic side, Joseph will appear in Vienna, Munich and Strassbourg. Thre are more dates to be added, when everything is "signed, sealed and delivered"
6 May 2006
Jérémie Leroy-Ringuet interviewed Joseph Calleja in Venice after the New Year's Concert at La Fenice.
Jérémie has very kindly shared this interview with us. At the moment is it only available in French, but we are working on both an English and a German translation and will post both in the Press section as soon as we can.
The interview is posted on Opera Data Base (click to access). There is also a link in the Press section.
29 December 2005
Confirmation received that Joseph will be participating in three exciting New Year's concerts at the famous and newly restored La Fenice in Venice. The concert on 1 January 2006 will be broadcast live on RAI Uno and ARTE, which is a first for a Maltese artist. Read also the short article from Time of Malta in the "Press" section. The concert from La Fenice is also due to be released on DVD.
29 December 2005
Confirmation received that Joseph will be participating in three exciting New Year's concerts at the famous and newly restored La Fenice in Venice. The concert on 1 January 2006 will be broadcast live on RAI Uno and ARTE, which is a first for a Maltese artist. Read also the short article from Time of Malta in the "Press" section. The concert from La Fenice is also due to be released on DVD.
15 December 2005
"The Golden Voice" has been selected for the "Editor Choice" CD in the January issue of The Grammophone and there is also a full review of the CD in the same magazine. Further information about The Grammophone and its content can be found on www.gramophone.co.uk.
21 November 2005
A change in performance dates for Macbeth at Covent Garden, London. Please see the performance schedule for details - click here. Public ticket sale starts tomorrow, 22 November 2005 at 10am.
7 November 2005
Renaissance Productions Ltd. in collaboration with Midi are proud to present
Joseph Calleja in Concert at the beautiful Fort Manoel, Valletta, Malta on Saturday 8 July 2006, at 21:00.
13 October 2005
Joseph announces his participation in an operatic concert on Malta in July 2006. An article about the concert and an interview with Joseph, both from the Times of Malta newspaper (online), have been added to the "Press" section.
18 September 2005
At last I can breathe a word of the most exciting news, this autumn!! Joseph will release his second CD on 17 October 2005!!
Joseph's new CD is appropriately called "The Golden Voice", a reference to the golden age of singing. A time and a style of singing, which Joseph's voice reminds us of so vividly.
Do go to Joseph's microsite on Decca - click here and from the menu click on "Music" and you will be able to listen to clips from the new CD. You can also read the interesting booklet liner by Joseph's teacher, the famous Maltese tenor, Paul Asciak, with whom Joseph is still studying.
I hope you all will be as excited as I am, with the selection of arias as well as the voice! Happy listening!
16 September 2005
Once more there are rave reviews in the German press. This time for La Boheme in Frankfurt. Go to the "Press" section on the website, to read the full reviews.
7 August 2005
Three more concert dates have been added to the Sprin 2006 schedule. For more information, go to "On Stage".
4 August 2005
New interview with Joseph in the October issue of "Classic FM" magazine, which will be available at all good news agents from
1 September 2005.
See also www.classicfm.com for more information about the magazine and content.
10 July 2005
Rave reviews in the German press. Go to the "Press" section on the website, to read the full reviews.
5 June 2005
Most of the 2005/06 season is now available in the "On Stage" season. There are, however, still a few venues that needs to be confirmed, but we shall get these up as soon as possible. Lots of exciting engagements in the new schuedule and almost everyone will be able to go and see Joseph at a venue close to them.
1 May 2005
Daily Telegraph writer, Ivan Hewett, has written a delightful funny article about sex in classical music/opera. We have posted this piece in the Press Section - "Who needs this when the classics are already bursting with sex?".
15 April 2005
Vienna State Opera Announces Details of Its 50th Season Since Its Post-War Reopening. Read Larry L Lash' interesting article "Age Before Beauty", in the Press Section.
3 April 2005
The Festival Mediterranea 2005 has informed me that both performances of La Boheme have now sold out! They are currently accepting names for a waiting list. Please contact the organisers directly for further information about the waiting list.
12 March 2005
We have added two new articles to the Press section. Also click here to see and read a nice little story about a very special Maltese fan - Nies ta' Veru
23 February 2005
We have added a new section to the website! A Media Library have been added to the Interactive section of the website. Here you will be able to listen to and/or view clips from opera and concerts in which Joseph Calleja performed.
11 February 2005
Reviews from Rigoletto (Amsterdam, November 2004) have finally been added to the "Press" section.
Also reviews and a few pictures from La Traviata (ROH London, Jan/Feb 2005) have been added in
the same section.
16 January 2005
An additional concert has been added to Joseph's schedule. Check out "On Stage".
An article from The Times Online by the highly respected critic, Hugh Janning, have been added to
the "Press" section. The article is called "They Could Be Contenders" and put a spotling on the
leading tenors of our time.
8 January 2005
The best tenor forum on the internet, GrandiTenori, have posted an exclusive interview
with Joseph. You can read it here. You can also find a link in the "Press" section.
