1. Joseph Calleja was born on January 22,1978 and is a Maltese operatic tenor.
11 Facts About Joseph Calleja
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Joseph Calleja began singing at the age of 16, having been discovered by tenor Brian Cefai and continued his studies with Maltese tenor Paul Asciak.
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On October 8,2015, Joseph Calleja was elected to the board of directors of the European Academy of Music Theatre.
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In 2009, Joseph Calleja began a series of annual concerts at the Granaries in Malta.
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In 2012, Joseph Calleja was appointed Malta's first Cultural Ambassador, a role he takes very seriously.
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Joseph Calleja followed that up in 2005 with The Golden Voice.
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The Original Recordings With Joseph Calleja topped Amazon's UK's Opera Charts.
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The Drake Joseph Calleja Trust came into existence on the 1st September 2015.
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Joseph Calleja made a guest appearance on Renee Fleming's album By Request, singing the role of Alfredo in the act 1 closing scene of La traviata.
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Joseph Calleja's recording of "La donna e mobile" from Verdi's Rigoletto was featured in the soundtrack for the 2007 film No Reservations, starring Catherine Zeta-Jones.
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Joseph Calleja appears as tenor Enrico Caruso in James Gray's 2013 film The Immigrant, which features Joaquin Phoenix and Marion Cotillard.