Tenor Arias (2004)

About this title: On this introductory recording, the young maltese tenor Joseph Calleja displays the elegant, self-possessed singing that has made him a hot prospect on European stages. With the likes of conductor Riccardo Chailly weighing in behind him, Calleja is clearly on the fast track to success. That kind of backing doesn't come easily for a young singer. But Calleja clearly has some growing to do, and this recording is best viewed as a glimpse of an emerging talent.The main strength of Calleja's voice is its youthful quality. It's a lively sound that never lapses into the labored muscling that you ... read more

Tracks:

1. La Traviata, opera: Lunge da lei...De' miei bollenti spiriti...
2. La Traviata, opera: O mio rimorso!
3. Macbeth, opera: O figli, o figli miei!...Ah, la paterna mano
4. Rigoletto, opera: Questa o quella
5. Rigoletto, opera: Ella mi fu rapita!...Parmi veder le lagrime...
6. Rigoletto, opera: Duca, duca!...
7. Rigoletto, opera: Possente amor mi chiama
8. Rigoletto, opera: La donna è mobile
9. L'elisir d'amore, opera: Quanto è bella
10. Lucia di Lammermoor, opera: Tombe degli avi miei...Fra poco a me ricovero...
11. Lucia di Lammermoor, opera: Oh meschina...
12. Lucia di Lammermoor, opera: Tu che a Dio spiegasti l'ali
13. Adriana Lecouvreur, opera: La dolcissima effigie
14. L'Arlesiana, opera: Lamento di Federico ("È la solita storia")
15. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera: Addio fiorito asil

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.