Oreste Kirkop - Revision history

Joejulian at 07:26, 22 January 2016

2016-01-22T07:26:36Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 07:26, 22 January 2016
Line 31:		Line 31:

	==See also==		==See also==
	[[:Category:~~SOreste~~ Kirkop Photos]]		[[:Category:Oreste Kirkop Photos]]

Joejulian: see also

2016-01-22T07:26:11Z

Joejulian: photo insert

2016-01-22T07:09:53Z

photo insert

← Older revision		Revision as of 07:09, 22 January 2016
Line 1:		Line 1:
	{{cleanup}}		{{cleanup}}

			[[File:Oreste Kirkop portrait.jpg\|thumbnail\|right]]
	'''Oreste Kirkop''' was born in [[Ħamrun]] on 26th July 1923.		'''Oreste Kirkop''' was born in [[Ħamrun]] on 26th July 1923.

Tonisant: Reverted edits by Axiaqm (talk) to last revision by Tonisant

2014-11-22T11:03:56Z

Reverted edits by Axiaqm (talk) to last revision by Tonisant

← Older revision		Revision as of 11:03, 22 November 2014
Line 1:		Line 1:
	{{cleanup}}		{{cleanup}}

	'''Oreste Kirkop''' was born in [[~~Il-~~Ħamrun]] on 26th July 1923.		'''Oreste Kirkop''' was born in [[Ħamrun]] on 26th July 1923.

	He was the 5th child of a family of 10 kids. He started to realise his singing capabilites be singing in the shelters during war time. Afterwards he started learning from Maltese tenor [[Nicolo Baldachino]]. He made his operatic debut at the age of 22 in Mascagni's [[Cavalleria Rusticana]] at the [[Radio City Opera House]] as [[Turiddu]], on the 24th February 1945.		He was the 5th child of a family of 10 kids. He started to realise his singing capabilites be singing in the shelters during war time. Afterwards he started learning from Maltese tenor [[Nicolo Baldachino]]. He made his operatic debut at the age of 22 in Mascagni's [[Cavalleria Rusticana]] at the [[Radio City Opera House]] as [[Turiddu]], on the 24th February 1945.

Axiaqm: Arranged Page: Oreste Kirkop - Text

2014-11-17T19:03:35Z

Arranged Page: Oreste Kirkop - Text

← Older revision		Revision as of 19:03, 17 November 2014
Line 1:		Line 1:
	{{cleanup}}		{{cleanup}}

	'''Oreste Kirkop''' was born in [[Ħamrun]] on 26th July 1923.		'''Oreste Kirkop''' was born in [[Il-Ħamrun]] on 26th July 1923.

	He was the 5th child of a family of 10 kids. He started to realise his singing capabilites be singing in the shelters during war time. Afterwards he started learning from Maltese tenor [[Nicolo Baldachino]]. He made his operatic debut at the age of 22 in Mascagni's [[Cavalleria Rusticana]] at the [[Radio City Opera House]] as [[Turiddu]], on the 24th February 1945.		He was the 5th child of a family of 10 kids. He started to realise his singing capabilites be singing in the shelters during war time. Afterwards he started learning from Maltese tenor [[Nicolo Baldachino]]. He made his operatic debut at the age of 22 in Mascagni's [[Cavalleria Rusticana]] at the [[Radio City Opera House]] as [[Turiddu]], on the 24th February 1945.

Tonisant: Adding external link

2013-08-22T20:41:44Z

Adding external link

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:41, 22 August 2013
Line 25:		Line 25:
	=== Albums ===		=== Albums ===

	~~=== Singles ===~~

	{{DEFAULTSORT:Kirkop Oreste}}		== External links ==
			* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oreste_Kirkop Oreste Kirkop entry on Wikipedia]


			{{DEFAULTSORT:Kirkop, Oreste}}

	[[Category:A-Z of the Malta Music Scene]]		[[Category:A-Z of the Malta Music Scene]]

	[[Category:Singers from Malta]]		[[Category:Singers from Malta]]

	[[Category:Male Vocalists]]		[[Category:Male Vocalists]]
	[[Category:Born in 1923]]		[[Category:Born in 1923]]
	[[Category:Died in 1998]]		[[Category:Died in 1998]]

Tonisant: added Category:Died in 1998 using HotCat

2013-08-22T20:30:57Z

added Category:Died in 1998 using HotCat

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:30, 22 August 2013
Line 35:		Line 35:
	[[Category:Male Vocalists]]		[[Category:Male Vocalists]]
	[[Category:Born in 1923]]		[[Category:Born in 1923]]
			[[Category:Died in 1998]]

Tonisant: added Category:Born in 1923 using HotCat

2013-08-22T20:30:35Z

added Category:Born in 1923 using HotCat

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:30, 22 August 2013
Line 34:		Line 34:

	[[Category:Male Vocalists]]		[[Category:Male Vocalists]]
			[[Category:Born in 1923]]

Tonisant: removed Category:Male Musician using HotCat

2013-08-22T20:30:12Z

removed Category:Male Musician using HotCat

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:30, 22 August 2013
Line 34:		Line 34:

	[[Category:Male Vocalists]]		[[Category:Male Vocalists]]

	~~[[Category:Male Musician]]~~

Axiaqm: Include page:- Oreste Kirkop

2013-08-22T16:14:48Z

Include page:- Oreste Kirkop

New page

{{cleanup}}

'''Oreste Kirkop''' was born in [[Ħamrun]] on 26th July 1923.

He was the 5th child of a family of 10 kids. He started to realise his singing capabilites be singing in the shelters during war time. Afterwards he started learning from Maltese tenor [[Nicolo Baldachino]]. He made his operatic debut at the age of 22 in Mascagni's [[Cavalleria Rusticana]] at the [[Radio City Opera House]] as [[Turiddu]], on the 24th February 1945.

On the 23rd December 1948 he got the first role in a major production of [[Rigoletto]] when the the main tenor got sick. In 1948 he met Maltese baritolo [[Joseph Satariano]] who encouraged him to start an opera career in the UK. He left Malta in 1950 and started working with [[Carl Rosa Opera Company]]. Two years later he joined [[Sadler's Well]] and his carrier continued to grow.

Between 1954 and 1958 he was the principal tenor at the [[Royal Opera House]] Covent Garden, London. He was the first Maltese to be exclusively engaged as a principal tenor and the first Maltese to sing a Major Principal role in this [[Opera House]]. In 1953, he was chosen by the BBC to represent Malta for the [["Coronation Commonwealth Gala"]].

Later he moved to [[Hollywood]] and performed the title role in Paramount's Musical film [[THE VAGABOND KING]] in 1956. Between 1957 and 1958 he was the principal tenor of the [[NBC Opera Company]], New York. He toured 57 major cities throughout the U.S.A. He also appeared on various T.V shows.

In 1960 he retured to Malta. He got married on the 15th August 1963 to his wife Therese and has two daughters Anita and Susan. After getting married he retired completely from singing at the young age of 37. He retirement was mainly due to heart problems after being told by doctors that he might die on stage if he continues his singing carrier after the age of 40.

The great music critic Harold Rosenthal, writing in [[Opera magazine]], had this to say about Oreste: "The Maltese tenor Oreste Kirkop proved himself to be a singer of real merit. Good tenors are scarce everywhere and worth their weight in gold. Not since Gigli's appearance in Cavaradossi's role, has this been so beautifully sung.".
[[Bill Crosby]] described Oreste Kirkop as the man with superstratospherical high notes.

In 1997 Kirkop was presented the Malta Society of Arts, Manufacturers, and Commerce's gold medal.
Oreste Kirkop dies aged 74 on the 10th May 1998

== Discography ==

=== Albums ===

=== Singles ===

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kirkop Oreste}}

[[Category:A-Z of the Malta Music Scene]]

[[Category:Singers from Malta]]

[[Category:Male Vocalists]]

[[Category:Male Musician]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 07:26, 22 January 2016
Line 29:		Line 29:
	== External links ==		== External links ==
	* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oreste_Kirkop Oreste Kirkop entry on Wikipedia]		* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oreste_Kirkop Oreste Kirkop entry on Wikipedia]

			==See also==
			[[:Category:SOreste Kirkop Photos]]