Update 3: Joseph Calleja receives honorary degree

"I am very much a Maltese product, I am very proud of my heritage, it is genuine love I feel for this nation," Maltese tenor Joseph Calleja, 34, said this evening just after he was bestowed with a Doctor of Literature (Honoris Causa) degree from the University. He was conferred the degree in recognition of his achievements as one of the world’s finest tenors who has sung "an impressive number of roles and performed on most of the world’s leading opera stages" bringing joy to millions and inspiring the young. Wearing a University of Malta gown, Calleja treated the academics, relatives and guests at the University's Valletta Campus with a rendition of the Panis Angelicus and the Ave Maria. In a brief address, he described the event as "an emotional moment". He said it gave him immense pleasure that his achievements abroad were recognised here in Malta. Calleja said that throughout this experience, he had received lots of congratulatory messages from friends, acquaintances and people he did not know he knew. Jokingly, he said that the event almost did not happen because he was informed he had to present his Form II report. He spoke about an incident when he was at a park...