18 August 2009
Live concert from Aarhus, Denmark - 30 August 2009
Joseph Calleja will give two concerts in Aarhus, Denmark on 29 and 30 August 2009, to start the 2009 edition of the Aarhus Music and Art Festival Week.
The concerts will take place in the new Music House in Aarhus, in the Symphonic Hall which seats less that 1200 people and the hall has outstanding acoustics. Joining Joseph Calleja will be Klara Ek, soprano and Sergei Nakariakov, trumpet. The Aarhus Symphony Orchestra and the Danish National Opera Choir will be under the baton of Maestro Giordano Bellincampi and Palle Kjeldgaard - Musical Director of Aarhus Symphony Orchestra will host the evening.
For the full programme, click here - and for full details about Aarhus and the concerts, including how to obtain tickets etc., click here.
The concert on Sunday 30th August 2009 will be broadcast live via Danish Radio P2 - as the website is in Danish only, below is a brief guide on how to connect to the live broadcast. The radio programme starts at 7pm (CET or 1 hour ahead of UK time) and the concert starts at 7.30pm (CET).
Alternatively you can try and connect directly from the website "Operacast".
Click here to go to Danish Radio P2 website - click here and follow this little guide on how to connect to the DR NetRadio, if needed.
22 June 2009
Calleja/DiDonato/Hampson concert at the ROH!!!
Below an email from the ROH which is pretty self explanatory!!
However this means that there will be the opportunity to hear Joseph in concert alongside DiDonato and Hampson.
The concert will take place at the ROH on Wednesday 24 June!!
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I am very sorry to be sending you yet another email regarding our concert this Wednesday, 24 June. It seems only yesterday that I wrote to tell you about Rolando Villazón's unavoidable withdrawal due to a serious throat condition and of the wonderful Dmitri Hvorostovsky stepping into the breach. Unfortunately Dmitri Hvorostovsky is now also under doctors' orders to completely rest his voice and it is with great regret that he has had to cancel all his current engagements. We are, of course, very disappointed not to be hearing Dmitri and hope he will soon be fully recovered.
We have therefore turned to some of the wonderful singers that we have with us here at the moment and I am very pleased to be able to tell you that the dazzling American mezzo Joyce DiDonato (Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia), and the young and charismatic Maltese tenor Joseph Calleja and the celebrated American baritone Thomas Hampson, both appearing in La traviata - have agreed to join Antonio Pappano for what we anticipate to be a very exciting evening. Also participating will be the Concert Master of the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, violinist Vasko Vassilev.
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For further details, please go to "On Stage"
16 June 2009
Joseph Calleja sings Hoffmann
It is official, at last!! Joseph Calleja will sing the role of Hoffmann in the MET's new production opening in December 2009. Please see the Press Release from the MET - click here.
In connection with the news surrounding the Hoffmann, Joseph Calleja has sent this message:
I would like to publicly thank Mr Berndt Loebe, Mr Nicholas Bachler,
Ms Deborah Borda and Mr Eno Weil for their cooperation and
understanding in making this important milestone in my career
possible.
Joseph Calleja
The role as Hoffman is a new one for Joseph Calleja and this means he with have his role debut in a new production and at the MET!!
The production, conducted by music director James Levine, includes Anna Netrebko as Antonia, Elina Garanca as Nicklausse and Alan Held as "the four villans, taking over from Rene Pape who has also withdrawn from the production. The Dec. 19 performance will be simulcast to theaters around the world. Please check with your local cinama theater for ticket prices and availability.
For dates, please see "On Stage", where you will also find a link to book tickets for this very exciting production.
10 March 2009
La Traviata on the Big Screen
As you all know Joseph will be returning to ROH in June/July to sing the role of Alfredo opposite Rene Fleming.
The performance on 30 June 2009 will be broadcast into cinemas all over the UK, Germany, Holland, Austria and possibly more countries.
ROH has not yet confirmed the full cinema list, but the following list (showing Carmen on 29 March) is probably as good a guide. I shall of course post the confirmed list(s) as soon as ROH confirm - probably early April.
It is strongly recommended you check with local cinemas from the above list - some are already advertising La Traviata and tickets could be on sale or going on sale soon.
Tickets for La Traviata at the ROH, London goes on sale from 28 April 2009 (Friends of ROH from 25 March 2009) via telephone and Internet from 10am.
Good Luck!
Love
Alice
27 February 2009
Rave reviews followed two concert performances of Bizet's "Pearlfishers" at Alte Oper in Frankfurt. Click here to be taken to the "Press" section.
23 February 2009
Release of Bellini's I Capuleti e i Montecchi with Anna Netrebko and Elina Garanca with great reivews. Click here to be taken tot the "Press" section to read the reviews or click here to go to "Music" for CD info including track list.
20 January 2009
This wonderful live recording of Bellini's opera "I Capuleti e i Montecchi" will finally be relased in Europe from 20 February 2009 in Germany and in other countries soon there after, e.g. UK on 23 February 2009.
The outstanding line up feature Anna Netrebko, Elina Garanca and Joseph Calleja and the recording took place in April 2008 at the Konzert Haus, Vienna.
You will be able to purchase the box set at most good record shops and also online, where it is also possible to pre-order for early delivery.
9 January 2009
The official announce regarding the annual concert on Malta, has been announced today via the Time on Malta newspaper
The concert will take place on 19 July 2009 and feature Michael Bolton, alongside Tatiana Lisnic and Joseph Calleja. The full article can be read here: Times
More information and online ticket purchase can be found on the NNG Promotion website - click here
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