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b. 1946 Spanish tenor Carreras was born and studied in Barcelona. He also made his professional debut there in 1970 as Ismaele in Nabucco. He made his London debut in 1971. In 1974 he appeared at Covent Garden as Alfredo in La traviata and at the New York Met as Cavaradossi in Tosca. Leukaemia halted his career for some time, ...

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football’s World Cup in 1990, they chose ‘Nessun Dorma’ from Puccini’s Turandot as its theme. Pavarotti, long a football fan, suggested to his fellow tenors Domingo and Carreras that they perform together; the resulting Three Tenors concert earned them superstar status. Introduction | Contemporary | Classical Personalities | (Sir) Peter Pears | Contemporary | Classical ...

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1935–2007, Italian Pavarotti became a commodity that often belies his profound vocal gifts as one of the greatest-ever tenors. His career commenced as soon as he began to sing, for he possessed an extraordinary, effortless voice with ringing high notes. Early roles such as Rodolfo (La bohème) and Tonio (La fille du régiment) amounted to near vocal perfection. ...

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her Covent Garden debut in 1972. Though she was associated mainly with Italian opera, her many recordings include Richard Strauss’s Salome. Introduction | Contemporary | Classical Personalities | José Carreras | Contemporary | Classical ...

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The opera house and, more specifically, opera audiences, were among the last to be receptive to the new musical language that developed during the twentieth century. Slow, as well as reluctant to vary their traditional musical tastes, perceptions and expectations, many viewed the opera house with nostalgia; as a symbol of the establishment, holding ...

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he is particularly remembered for his elegance in Mozart. For two decades and more after his death, the famous Three Tenors ruled the world’s stages: Pavarotti, Domingo and Carreras each brought imagination and vocal athleticism to everything they sang. In the wake of their success, any promising new tenor is labelled the ‘Fourth Tenor’, a sobriquet that does ...