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Joseph Calleja, (born 22 January 1978 in Attard), is a Maltese tenor. He began singing at the age of 16, having been discovered by tenor Brian Cefai and continued his studies with Paul Asciak. At 19, he made his operatic debut as Macduff in Verdi's ''Macbeth'' at the Astra Theatre in Gozo and went on to become a prize winner at the Belvedere Hans Gabor Competition the same year. In 1998, he won the Caruso Competition in Milan and was a prize winner in Plácido Domingo's Operalia International Opera Competition in 1999. He has since been considered one of the most promising young tenors of the 21st century.()〔("Joseph Calleja – the tenor who is Malta's national treasure" ) by Imogen Tilden, ''The Guardian'', 6 September 2012)〕 On 2 November 2012, the University of Malta presented Calleja with a Doctor of Literature Honoris Causa in acknowledgment of his achievements as an internationally renowned tenor.〔("Joseph Calleja – Maltese Tenor" ), 18 December 2012)〕 On 8 October 2015, Calleja has been elected into the Board of Directors of the European Academy of Music Theatre.〔("New board elected: Thomas Adès, Joseph Calleja and Alessandro Di Profio new members" ), European Academy of Music Theatre, 10 October 2015〕 ==International success== In Europe, Calleja has performed in many opera houses including Royal Opera House in London, the Vienna State Opera, Teatro Real in Madrid Frankfurt Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Opéra national du Rhin in Strasbourg, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Munich, and many more.〔 Calleja made his U.S. debut in 1999 at the Spoleto Festival. Since then, he has performed at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Houston Grand Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Seattle Opera, Washington National Opera, and the Lyric Opera of Chicago.〔 He has sung at a number of summer festivals, including the Salzburg Festival and The Proms in London, where he also appeared at Last Night of the Proms in 2012 at Royal Albert Hall and in 2013 at the Proms in the Park.〔(BBC: "Prom 76: Last Night of the Proms 2012" )〕 He has given outdoor concerts in Malta, Paris, Munich, and Amsterdam. He was the featured soloist at the 2011 Nobel Prize Concert in Stockholm, was selected by the Maltese President to perform a private concert for Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. In 2013, Calleja sang at the Kennedy Center Honors in tribute to honoree Martina Arroyo, appearing in the same program as Snoop Dogg and performing for an audience that included President Barack Obama. The event was telecast on CBS. The same year, he also performed at the Supreme Court of the United States for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as part of the Supreme Court Musicale, co-presented by the Richard Tucker Foundation. Calleja was named Gramophone Artist of the Year in 2012. In the same year, Calleja was selected to serve as Malta's first cultural ambassador and was also named a brand ambassador for Air Malta one year later. In 2013, he teamed up with Malta's Bank of Valletta to form the BOV Joseph Calleja Foundation, which will serve to help children and families in need. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joseph Calleja」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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