In the meantime he was also Director of Music at St Edward's College between 19. He joined the Education Department in 1961 and retired as Head of Department of Music in 1984. He trained under Mro Luigi Ricci and Riccardo Picozzi in Rome and in 1951, played ‘Radames’ in the theatre’s Spoleto production of ‘Aida’.Īsciak performed alongside a number of celebrated singers, including Anita Cerquetti, Peter Glossop, Benvenuto Franci and Maria Callas, as well as a number of acclaimed conductors, throughout his career. He went on to study in Rome’s Teatro dell’Opera. He is credited with having helped tenor Joseph Calleja begin his career.Īsciak made his debut at the Radio City Opera House in Malta in 1946, playing ‘Turiddu’ in Mascagni’s ‘Cavalleria Rusticana’. Celebrated local tenor Paul Asciak has passed away, aged 92.
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