José Carreras
Author of The Three Tenors in Concert 1990 [sound recording]
About the Author
Born in Barcelona, Spain, in 1946, Jose Carreras first dreamed, like many other boys his age, of playing football and scoring more goals than anyone else. To pass the long, hot days, he spent a great deal of time in the cinema. It was there that he saw for the first time the film The Great Caruso, show more with Mario Lanza in the title role, that Carreras was inspired to take up singing. The next day he began imitating Lanza and noticed that he was able to reproduce almost all of the arias in the film with amazing accuracy. At the age of 8, he entered the Barcelona Conservatory. At the age of 11, Carreras made his debut on stage playing a child in Manuel de Falla's El Retablo de Maese Pedro, a part written for a soprano. By his twenty-first birthday, Carreras decided to pursue his true vocation as a tenor. Carreras is noted for his roles as Alfredo, Pinkerton, Leicester in Maria Stuarda, and Edgardo. He has overcome lymphatic leukemia and established a leukemia foundation. In 1991, Carreras joined Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti in recording In Concert, which has sold over 5 million CDs and cassettes worldwide. In Concert rose to number one on the U.S. classical music charts for that year. It was also ranked number 43 on Billboard's pop charts, the highest any classical recording has climbed since rock-and-roll dominated album charts in the mid-1960s. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by José Carreras
The Three Tenors in Concert 1990 [sound recording] — Artist — 84 copies
The Golden Voices of the 3 Tenors 3 copies
Verdi: I Due Foscari 3 copies
Christmas with Jose Carreras [VHS] 2 copies
Verdi Arias (tenor) [CD] 2 copies
MISSA - Sound of Eternity 2 copies
Great Opera Tenors 2 copies
Jose Carreras sings Tosti 2 copies
José Carreras: A Portrait — Artist — 2 copies
The Three Tenors 2 copies
Jose Carreras In Concert 1 copy
Arias italianas 1 copy
Collection 1 copy
Oyeme 1 copy
Misa Criolla 1 copy
Hollywood Golden Classics 1 copy
Temps de sons i emocions 1 copy
José Carreras - Pure Passion 1 copy
Die Nacht der Tenöre [sound recording] — Artist — 1 copy
The Best of José Carreras 1 copy
Aus vollem Herzen 1 copy
The great Carreras 1 copy
You Belong to My Heart 1 copy
La Mia Canzone 1 copy
The Great Tenors: Vol. 1 1 copy
Romantic tenors 1 copy
Jos©♭ Carreras - My Romance 1 copy
Carreras: The 50 Greatest Tracks — Artist — 1 copy
Associated Works
Puccini : Tosca {excerpts} [sound recording] — Cavaradossi, some editions — 12 copies
Opera : Norman • Baltsa • Ricciarelli • Te Kanawa • Caballe • Freni • Carreras • Domingo • Estes [sound… (1989) — Tenor — 4 copies
Essential Opera 2 [sound recording] — Performer — 3 copies
Verdi - Simon Boccanegra Disc 2 of 2 — some editions — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Carreras, José
- Legal name
- Carreras i Coll, Josep Maria
- Birthdate
- 1946-12-05
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Spain
- Birthplace
- Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Occupations
- opera singer (tenor)
singer
Members
Awards
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Statistics
- Works
- 75
- Also by
- 21
- Members
- 418
- Popularity
- #58,321
- Rating
- 3.9
- ISBNs
- 20
- Languages
- 6