In 1951 he won the Concorso per Giovani Cantanti Lirici together with, among others, Franco Corelli and Anita Cerquetti. He made his operatic debut as Turiddu in Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana at the Radio City Opera House in Malta in 1946 and then continued his studies in Rome, performing at the Teatro dell'Opera.
"His trumpet like voice is legendary but it is his gentlemanly demeanour and caring tuition and mentoring that I shall miss most"īorn 92 years ago, Mr Asciak forged his initial career under the direction of Mgr Carlo Diacono. "His is a death that I won't really accept or register for a long time," Mr Calleja said on facebook. Tenor Paul Asciak, the man credited with having started tenor Joseph Calleja on his singing career, has passed away.
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