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José Carreras‌

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José Carreras

Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain

José Carreras

Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1946-12-05

Popularity

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Biography

Josep Maria Carreras Coll (Catalan: [ʒuˈzɛb məˈɾi.ə kəˈreɾəs ˈkɔʎ]; born 5 December 1946), better known as José Carreras (/kəˈrɛərəs/, Spanish: [xoˈse kaˈreɾas]), is a Spanish operatic tenor who is particularly known for his performances in the operas of Donizetti, Verdi and Puccini. Born in Barcelona, he made his debut on the operatic stage at 11 as Trujamán in Manuel de Falla's El retablo de Maese Pedro, and went on to a career that encompassed over 60 roles, performing in the world's leading opera houses and on numerous recordings. He gained fame with a wider audience as one of the Three Tenors, with Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti, in a series of large concerts from 1990 to 2003. He is also known for his humanitarian work as president of the José Carreras International Leukaemia Foundation (La Fundació Internacional Josep Carreras per a la Lluita contra la Leucèmia), which he established following his own recovery from the disease in 1988. Carreras was born in Sants, a working-class district in Barcelona. He was the youngest of Antònia Coll i Saigi and Josep Carreras i Soler's three children. In 1951, his family emigrated to Argentina in search of a better life. However, this move abroad proved unsuccessful, and within a year they had returned to Sants where Carreras was to spend the rest of his childhood and teenage years. He showed an early talent for music and particularly singing, which intensified at the age of six when he saw Mario Lanza in The Great Caruso. The story recounted in his autobiography and numerous interviews is that after seeing the film, Carreras sang the arias incessantly to his family, especially "La donna è mobile", often locking himself in the family's bathroom when they became exasperated with his impromptu concerts. At that point, his parents, with the encouragement of his grandfather Salvador Coll, an amateur baritone, found the money for music lessons for him. At first he studied piano and voice with Magda Prunera, the mother of one of his childhood friends, and at the age of eight, he also started taking music lessons at Barcelona's Municipal Conservatory. At just eight years old, he also gave his first public performance, singing "La donna è mobile", accompanied by Magda Prunera on the piano, on Spanish National Radio. A recording of this still exists and can be heard on the video biography, José Carreras – A Life Story. On 3 January 1958, at the age of eleven, he made his debut in Barcelona's great opera house, the Gran Teatre del Liceu, singing the boy soprano role of Trujamán in Manuel de Falla's El retablo de Maese Pedro. A few months later, he sang for the last time as a boy soprano at the Liceu in the second act of La Bohème. Throughout his teenage years, he continued to study music, moving on to the Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu and taking private voice lessons, first with Francisco Puig and later with Juan Ruax, whom Carreras has described as his "artistic father". Following the advice of his father and brother, who felt that he needed a "backup" career, he also entered the University of Barcelona to study chemistry, but after two years he left the university to concentrate on singing. ... Source: Article "José Carreras" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Gran Gala di Verdi

Gran Gala di Verdi‌
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calendar 2001

José Carreras Collection: Montserrat Caballé & José Carreras

José Carreras Collection: Montserrat Caballé & José Carreras‌
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Johann Strauss Gala - An Evening of Polka, Waltz, and Operetta

Johann Strauss Gala - An Evening of Polka, Waltz, and Operetta‌
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calendar 2000

Euro Disney : L'Ouverture

Euro Disney : L'Ouverture‌
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calendar 1992

The Making Of West Side Story

The Making Of West Side Story‌
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calendar 1985

Romanza final (Gayarre)

Romanza final (Gayarre)‌
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calendar 1986

Cilea - Adriana Lecouvreur - Caballe, Cossotto, Carreras (NHK 1976)

Cilea - Adriana Lecouvreur - Caballe, Cossotto, Carreras (NHK 1976)‌
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Hérodiade - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Hérodiade -  Gran Teatro del Liceo‌
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calendar 1984

The 3 Tenors in Concert 1994

The 3 Tenors in Concert 1994‌
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calendar 1994

Gala de Reyes: Los Tres Tenores

Gala de Reyes: Los Tres Tenores‌
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calendar 1998

Mozart:The Requiem from Sarajevo

Mozart:The Requiem from Sarajevo‌
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calendar 1993

Christmas in Vienna

Christmas in Vienna‌
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calendar 1992

Puccini: La Boheme

Puccini: La Boheme‌
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calendar 1982

Three Tenors in Paris

Three Tenors in Paris‌
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calendar 1998

Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Premiere Collection Encore

Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Premiere Collection Encore‌
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calendar 1992

Verdi: Requiem

Verdi: Requiem‌
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calendar 1982

The Three Tenors: From Caracalla To The World

The Three Tenors: From Caracalla To The World‌
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calendar 2020

Top Kids

Top Kids‌
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calendar 1987

Andrea Chénier - La Scala

Andrea Chénier - La Scala‌
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calendar 1985

The Original Three Tenors Concert

The Original Three Tenors Concert‌
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calendar 1990

The Three Tenors Christmas

The Three Tenors Christmas‌
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calendar 1999

Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration

Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration‌
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calendar 2024

Verdi Stiffelio

Verdi Stiffelio‌
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calendar 1993

Sissel: Northern Lights

Sissel: Northern Lights‌
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calendar 2007

La Traviata

La Traviata‌
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calendar 1973

El swing de la Feliu

El swing de la Feliu‌
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calendar 2024

Turandot

Turandot‌
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calendar 1984

Herbert von Karajan: Verdi: Requiem

Herbert von Karajan: Verdi: Requiem‌
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calendar 1984

La Bohème

La Bohème‌
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calendar 1988

I Lombardi alla Prima Crociata

I Lombardi alla Prima Crociata‌
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calendar 1984

Carmen

Carmen‌
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calendar 1988

Don Carlo

Don Carlo‌
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calendar 1986

José Carreras | Opera Legends

José  Carreras | Opera Legends‌
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calendar 2019

Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé - La Nit

Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé - La Nit‌
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calendar 1988

Pavarotti

Pavarotti‌
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calendar 2019

The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala

The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala‌
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calendar 1983

The Three Tenors - The Lost Concerts

The Three Tenors - The Lost Concerts‌
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calendar 2017

A Christmas Celebration: Send Round the Song

A Christmas Celebration: Send Round the Song‌
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calendar 1992

Pappano's Classical Voices

Pappano's Classical Voices‌
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calendar 2015

Tv Credits

Wetten, dass..?

Wetten, dass..?‌
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calendar 1981

Denk ich an Weihnacht

Denk ich an Weihnacht‌
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calendar 2011

imagine…

imagine…‌
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calendar 2003

Einer wird gewinnen

Einer wird gewinnen‌
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calendar 1964

Flitterabend

Flitterabend‌
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calendar 1988

Verstehen Sie Spaß?

Verstehen Sie Spaß?‌
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calendar 1980

Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier‌
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calendar 1972

Goldene Kamera Verleihung

Goldene Kamera Verleihung‌
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calendar 1966

Bambi Awards

Bambi Awards‌
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calendar 1948

Goldene Henne

Goldene Henne‌
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calendar 1995

Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel

Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel‌
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calendar 2004

Zauberhafte Weihnacht im Land der „Stillen Nacht“

Zauberhafte Weihnacht im Land der „Stillen Nacht“‌
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calendar 2014

José Carreras Gala

José Carreras Gala‌
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calendar 1995