A scene from the 2019 Pulitzer Prize-winning opera p r i s m, by Ellen Reid. Maria Baranova/Beth Morrison Projects hide caption
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Joseph Calleja performed a Tiny Desk Concert November 26. Abbey Oldham/Abbey Oldham/NPR hide caption
Tenor Joseph Calleja, the 2012 Gramophone Artist of the Year. Mathias Bothor/courtesy of the artist hide caption
Soprano Patricia Ciofi sings an aria from Verdi's Rigoletto. Bertrand Langlois/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Tenors may be characterized as head-strong and unpredictable, but they can produce pretty sounds. iStock hide caption
Operatic tenor Joseph Calleja has a passion for music, food and wine. Johannes Ifkovits/Decca hide caption
Tenor Joseph Calleja performing at Le Poisson Rouge, New York City on October 24, 2011. Melanie Burford/Melanie Burford for NPR hide caption
Joseph Calleja's voice reminds many of the golden-age tenors of the past.
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Joseph Calleja's The Maltese Tenor comes out Oct. 24.
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Tenor Placido Domingo switches to the baritone register to sing the title role in Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra last month at the BBC Proms Concerts. Chris Christodoulou/BBC hide caption