Live singing masterclass with tenor Joseph Calleja

Live singing masterclass of the Riga Jurmala Online Music Academy with tenor Joseph Calleja!

Joseph Calleja is already one of the most sought-after tenors on both sides of the Atlantic. His voice and stylishness regularly inspire comparisons to “legendary singers from earlier eras: Jussi Björling, Beniamino Gigli, even Enrico Caruso”. (Associated Press)

Calleja made his opera debut at the age of nineteen as Macduff in Verdi’s Macbeth. This performance took place at Malta’s Astra Theatre, shortly before his win at the Hans Gabor Belvedere Competition, which launched his international career.

Singer Joseph Calleja has become one of the most famous tenors of our day. In 2012, Gramophone magazine named him Artist of the Year, and in 2016 he received an Opera News award. Calleja’s recordings (released by Decca Classics) have been nominated for multiple Grammys.

More about the artist: https://www.deccaclassics.com/.../josephcalleja/biography

Participants and repertoire of the masterclass:

1. Renārs Austrums, Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music doc.Z.Krīgere class / accompanist V.Vēriņa

Repertoire:
R. Wagner - “Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond” from opera “Die Walküre”
L. van Beethoven - “In questa tomba oscura”

2. Dainis Kalnačs, Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, R. Hansons class / accompanist I. Puriņa

Repertoire:
W.A. Mozart - "Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön" from opera "Die Zauberflöte"
G. Donizetti - "Una furtiva lagrima" from opera "L'elisir d'amore"

3. Andris Kipļuks, Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, assoc.prof.A.Goba class / accompanist V. Gajevska

Repertoire:
R. Leoncavallo - "Serenata d'Arlecchino" from opera "Pagliacci"
G. Verdi - "Questa o quella" from opera "Rigoletto"

4. Vladislavs Skrunds, Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, doc. K. Gailīte class / accompanist E. Tomševics

Repertoire:
O. Respighi - "Nebbie"
G. Donizetti - "Una furtiva lagrima" from opera "L'elisir d'amore"

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