Joseph Calleja in Malta

Last night I went to the latest Joseph Calleja concert at the Granaries in Floriana, Malta. Calleja, the Maltese tenor who has carved an international reputation, and who is widely seen as Pavarotti's successor, entertained the thousands present with a combination of operatic arias and other songs. He was joined by Ronan Keating and by Gigi D'Alessio. It was a mesmerising performance. Calleja has a truly stupendous voice, which continues to grow in resonance and depth. His breath control has also become a thing to be marvelled at. He seriously out-performed the others on stage. At the same time, he comes across as a warm and personable man, gentle and unassuming. His recent elevation to Cultural Ambasssador for Malta is a fair one, and can only be good for Malta. I look forward to many more years of this incomparable talent.