Joseph Calleja: The Maltese Tenor - review

Calleja/Kurzak/Orchestre de la Suisse Romande/Armiliato (Decca)Joseph Calleja caused something of a stir last year, both at Covent Garden and the Proms, when he played Gabriele Adorno in Verdi's Simon Boccanegra; according to some, he stole the show from Plácido Domingo in the title role. Adorno's big aria, Sento Avvampar nell'Anima, accordingly features in this appealing recital, a French and Italian programme, which Calleja despatches with bags of elegance, passion and charm. Not everything s...

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