Reviews
"Joseph Calleja is a true, light tenor whose tone is ample and distinctive, not strangulated or wispy."
BABIERE, WASHINGTON:
Philip Kennicott, The Washington Post, 25 december 2000
REVIEWS: IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA
Reviews of various performances of Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini). Joseph Calleja performed the role of Count Almaviva :
The Washington Opera, Washington, US
3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 21, 23 & 25 January 2000
The Washington post, 25 december 2000
"The cast is mostly young and attractive. The lead tenor -- a native of Malta who has won honors at Placido Domingo's operatic star-search contest, the Operalia -- is a rare discovery: Joseph Calleja is a true, light tenor whose tone is ample and distinctive, not strangulated or wispy. He sings a beautiful line and even managed to sing with an affected lisp in the second-act disguise scene. He makes Almaviva a sympathetic character, an exceptional accomplishment given the count's limited attractions (wealth, youth and a raging libido)."
Philip Kennicott
