Malta's Oreste Kirkop, the island's singing ambassador of the Fifties, achieved international fame as a tenor and actor, the latter activity spent in Hollywood, where he starred in the popular film The Vagabond King. He was principal tenor of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in the period 1954-1958, and in the years 1957-58 he was principal tenor of the NBC Opera Company. He took part in the first telecast ever of Verdi's Rigoletto in 1958.

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Biography: Oreste Kirkop: Malta's Singing Ambassador. Written by Emy Scicluna.