There is an amazing body and volume in his light and polished voice, and it is even right through the entire register and to boot, contains a both beautiful and exciting colour."
Steen Søgaard, Jyllandposten, 10 September 2006.
Joseph Calleja at the Aarhus Festuge, below in duet with baritone Franco Vassallo. Photos: Courtesy of Alice Poulsen.
REVIEWS: RECITALS & CONCERTS
Reviews of various recitals, concerts and gala.
Aarhus Music Festival, Denmark
9 September 2006
Various artists · NRGi-Arena, Aarhus
Jyllandsposten
An exceptional cold hand
"In the concert’s second half, conducted by David Angus, Joseph Calleja immediately conquered the entire audience with his rendition of Verdi’s "La donna è mobile" from the opera “Rigoletto”. There is an amazing body and volume in his light and polished voice, and it is even right through the entire register and to boot, contains a both beautiful and exciting colour. Exceptional was also Puccini’s "Che gelida manina" in which Calleja’s warm and rich voice with its exceptional top notes, not only warmed Mimi’s hand, but had the entire 3,100 strong audience firmly in the palm of his hand."
Steen Søgaard, Jyllandposten, 10 September 2006
(Translation by Alice Poulsen, josephcalleja.net)
Aarhus Stiftstidende
"[...]The male soloists of the evening, turned out to be high calibre voices, indeed. The young tenor, Joseph Calleja, had both volume and smile in his unforced voice. We shall hear a lot more of him in the future [...]"
Staff writer, Aarhus Stiftstidende, 11 September 2006
(Translation by Alice Poulsen, josephcalleja.net)
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AARHUS MUSIC FESTIVAL 2006 · AARHUS, DENMARK
NRGi-Arena
9 September 2006 · 20:00
Joseph Calleja, tenor · Roberto Frontali, baritone · Chenyin Li, piano · Ann Petersen, soprano · Kim Sjøgren, violin
Aarhus Symphonic Orchestra / Douglas Bostock & David Angus
