October 2009. Photos: krassimira-stoyanova.com.
It is always a pure joy to see Joseph Calleja – a powerful tenor which feels so comfortable in the high regions and this is exactly where his voice is most brilliant "Merker
REVIEWS: LA BOHEME
3 performances of Puccini's opera La Boheme at the Vienna State Opera, Vienna, October 2009
Merker
"[...] it is always a pure joy to see Joseph Calleja – a powerful tenor which feels so comfortable in the high regions and this is exactly where his voice is most brilliant – and that always (except one or another stemmed tone) with pure easyness. A little „shade“ is that light but permanent tremolo over the voice. If he learns to control that a bit better he will be at top of the list of worldstars. A moving detail which I never saw before – this Rodolfo goes on his knees and kisses her once more on the lips [...]"
Merker
Wiener Zeitung
“[...] the elegant vibrant tenor of Joseph Calleja awakes Mimis „cold hands“ to new life [...] Stoyanova [...] a powerful opera couple [...]"
Wiener Zeitung
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VIENNA STATE OPERA, La Boheme
8, 12 & 15 October 2009
| Mimi | Krassimira Stoyanova |
| Rodolfo | Joseph Calleja |
| Musetta | Ildikó Raimondi |
| Marcello | Adrian Eröd |
| Conductor | Constantinos Carydis |
| Orchestra/choir | Das Orchester und der Chor der Wiener Staatsoper |
