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Joseph Calleja has what is really the first requirement for vocal stardom: an instantly recognizable voice. In his sweet spot, which is often hit by this collection of sacred pieces, Calleja hones a quick vibrato that is carefully enough controlled that it seems gloriously warm rather than edgy. In something like a mid-range Ave Maria, of which there are four here (truth in advertising!), he is compelling indeed; audiences took quickly to this Easter 2023 release, which landed on classical sales charts and seems likely to be around for a few more holidays. It is significant that one of the Ave Marias was composed by Andrea Bocelli, who used it to showcase his own voice. Calleja does not really sound like Bocelli, but he has the same kind of virtues and failings as that megastar, who, for many listeners, has been supplanted to a degree by the younger singer as Bocelli approaches senior citizen status. With both, when one hears the voice, one doesn't forget it, and one is warmed by it. Both are a bit less effective outside the centers of their ranges and specialties; Calleja sounds indifferent when the lines from Wagner's Rienzi and a Wesendonck Lied (neither a "sacred aria," as neither is Silent Night, but who's counting?). On balance, though, Calleja fans will get what they're hoping for here, and the singer gets fine support in lush arrangements from his native country's Malta Philharmonic.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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David Vella, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pietro Mascagni, ComposerLyricist - Steven Mercurio, Arranger, Work Arranger - Joseph Calleja, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sergey Smbatyan, Conductor, MainArtist - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer, Recording Producer - Dave Rowell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Dominic Fyfe, Producer, Executive Producer - Alistair Abela, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited
Messa da Requiem (Giuseppe Verdi)
David Vella, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Anonymous, Author - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Joseph Calleja, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sergey Smbatyan, Conductor, MainArtist - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer, Recording Producer - Dave Rowell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Dominic Fyfe, Producer, Executive Producer - Alistair Abela, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited
David Vella, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jules Massenet, Composer - Chris Hazell, Arranger, Work Arranger - Daniel Hope, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Joseph Calleja, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sergey Smbatyan, Conductor, MainArtist - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer, Recording Producer - Dave Rowell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Anatole France, Author, Original Text Author - Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Louis Marie Alexandre Gallet, Author - Dominic Fyfe, Producer, Executive Producer - Alistair Abela, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited
David Vella, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Anonymous, Author - Georges Bizet, Composer - Joseph Calleja, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bruno Moretti, Arranger, Work Arranger - Sergey Smbatyan, Conductor, MainArtist - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer, Recording Producer - Dave Rowell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Dominic Fyfe, Producer, Executive Producer - Alistair Abela, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited
David Vella, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Anonymous, Author - Andrea Bocelli, Composer - Steven Mercurio, Arranger, Work Arranger - Daniel Hope, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Joseph Calleja, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sergey Smbatyan, Conductor, MainArtist - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer, Recording Producer - Dave Rowell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Dominic Fyfe, Producer, Executive Producer - Alistair Abela, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited
David Vella, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Hazell, Arranger, Work Arranger - Anonymous, ComposerLyricist - Joseph Calleja, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sergey Smbatyan, Conductor, MainArtist - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer, Recording Producer - Dave Rowell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Dominic Fyfe, Producer, Executive Producer - Alistair Abela, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited
Stabat Mater (Gioachino Rossini)
David Vella, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Jacopone da Todi, Author - Joseph Calleja, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sergey Smbatyan, Conductor, MainArtist - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer, Recording Producer - Dave Rowell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Dominic Fyfe, Producer, Executive Producer - Alistair Abela, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited
Petite messe solennelle, Gloria (Gioachino Rossini)
David Vella, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Anonymous, Author - Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Joseph Calleja, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sergey Smbatyan, Conductor, MainArtist - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer, Recording Producer - Dave Rowell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Dominic Fyfe, Producer, Executive Producer - Alistair Abela, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited
Les pêcheurs de perles, WD 13, Act I (Georges Bizet)
David Vella, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Georges Bizet, Composer - Michel Carre, Author - Eugene Cormon, Author - Joseph Calleja, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Etienne Dupuis, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sergey Smbatyan, Conductor, MainArtist - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer, Recording Producer - Dave Rowell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Dominic Fyfe, Producer, Executive Producer - Alistair Abela, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited
Rienzi, WWV 49, Act V (Richard Wagner)
David Vella, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Wagner, ComposerLyricist - Joseph Calleja, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sergey Smbatyan, Conductor, MainArtist - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer, Recording Producer - Dave Rowell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Dominic Fyfe, Producer, Executive Producer - Alistair Abela, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited
Wesendonck Lieder, WWV 91 (Richard Wagner)
David Vella, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Wagner, Composer - Joseph Calleja, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Felix Mottl, Arranger, Orchestrator - Mathilde Wesendonck, Author - Sergey Smbatyan, Conductor, MainArtist - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer, Recording Producer - Dave Rowell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Dominic Fyfe, Producer, Executive Producer - Alistair Abela, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited
David Vella, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Bateman, Arranger, Work Arranger - Franz Xaver Gruber, ComposerLyricist - Joseph Calleja, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sergey Smbatyan, Conductor, MainArtist - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer, Recording Producer - Dave Rowell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Dominic Fyfe, Producer, Executive Producer - Alistair Abela, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited
David Vella, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Hazell, Arranger, Work Arranger - Adolphe Adam, Composer - Douglas Gamley, Arranger, Work Arranger - Joseph Calleja, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Placide Cappeau, Author - Sergey Smbatyan, Conductor, MainArtist - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer, Recording Producer - Dave Rowell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Dominic Fyfe, Producer, Executive Producer - Alistair Abela, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited
David Vella, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joseph Calleja, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alfonso Maria De' Liguori, ComposerLyricist - Sergey Smbatyan, Conductor, MainArtist - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer, Recording Producer - Dave Rowell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Dominic Fyfe, Producer, Executive Producer - Alistair Abela, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aurelio Belli, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited
David Vella, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Franz Schubert, Composer - Chris Hazell, Arranger, Work Arranger - Douglas Gamley, Arranger, Work Arranger - Adam Storck, Author - Joseph Calleja, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sergey Smbatyan, Conductor, MainArtist - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer, Recording Producer - Dave Rowell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Dominic Fyfe, Producer, Executive Producer - Alistair Abela, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited
Albumbeschreibung
Joseph Calleja has what is really the first requirement for vocal stardom: an instantly recognizable voice. In his sweet spot, which is often hit by this collection of sacred pieces, Calleja hones a quick vibrato that is carefully enough controlled that it seems gloriously warm rather than edgy. In something like a mid-range Ave Maria, of which there are four here (truth in advertising!), he is compelling indeed; audiences took quickly to this Easter 2023 release, which landed on classical sales charts and seems likely to be around for a few more holidays. It is significant that one of the Ave Marias was composed by Andrea Bocelli, who used it to showcase his own voice. Calleja does not really sound like Bocelli, but he has the same kind of virtues and failings as that megastar, who, for many listeners, has been supplanted to a degree by the younger singer as Bocelli approaches senior citizen status. With both, when one hears the voice, one doesn't forget it, and one is warmed by it. Both are a bit less effective outside the centers of their ranges and specialties; Calleja sounds indifferent when the lines from Wagner's Rienzi and a Wesendonck Lied (neither a "sacred aria," as neither is Silent Night, but who's counting?). On balance, though, Calleja fans will get what they're hoping for here, and the singer gets fine support in lush arrangements from his native country's Malta Philharmonic.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 01:01:23
- Main artists: Joseph Calleja Malta Philharmonic Orchestra Sergey Smbatyan
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Decca Music Group Ltd.
- Genre: Klassiek
© 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited ℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited
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