José Carreras
Josep Maria Carreras Coll (Catalan: [ʒuˈzɛb məˈɾi.ə kəˈreɾəs ˈkɔʎ]; born 5 December 1946), better known as José Carreras (, 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.
Genre: opera
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Top Tracks
- Puccini: La bohème, Act 1: "Che gelida manina" (Rodolfo)
- Funiculì, funiculà - Live
- Puccini: La bohème, Act 1: "O soave fanciulla" (Rodolfo, Mimì)
- Puccini: La bohème, Act 1: "Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì" (Mimì, Rodolfo, Schaunard, Colline, Marcello)
- 'O sole mio - Live
- La traviata / Act 1: "Libiamo ne'lieti calici" - Live
- La traviata, Act I: Libiamo ne' lieti calici (Alfredo, Violetta, Chorus)
- Rigoletto / Act 3: "La donna è mobile" - Live
- Torna a Surriento - Live
- Amigos Para Siempre
- Concierto de Aranjuez: II. En Aranjuez con tu amor
- Panis Angelicus
- Turandot: Nessun dorma (Act III)
- Core'ngrato (Catari)
- L'ultima canzone
- Granada
- Turandot / Act 3: "Nessun dorma!" - Live
- Mattinata - Wien, Wien, nur du allein - Amapola - Live
- 'O sole mio - Live
- The Merry Widow (Die lustige Witwe) / Act 2: Lippen schweigen - Live
Albums (44)
- Offenbach: La Périchole (2025)
- Tesoros de la Música (José Carreras) (2021)
- Massenet, Fauré, Falla & Others: Art Songs (Live) (2019)
- Carreras: The 50 Greatest Tracks (2016)
- Great Verdi Voices (2016)
- Verdi: Don Carlos (2016)
- Clásicos Inolvidables Vol. 31, Zarzuela (2015)
- Christmas in Moscow (2014)
- José Carreras (2014)
- Mattinata (2014)
- José Carreras Sings Donizetti, Bellini, Verdi, Mercadente, Ponchielli (2014)
- José Carreras - Granada (2014)
- 25 (2013)
- Energia (2013)
- Zarzuela Recital: Jose Carreras (2013)
- Jose Carreras: Canciones (2013)
- Voces de Oro : José Carreras (2013)
- Live in Vienna (2012)
- Comeback Concerts (2012)
- The Greatest Voices of All: Jose Carreras (2012)
- Puccini & Verdi: Carreras Vol. 1 (2011)
- Carreras Vol. 2 (2011)
- Verdi: Requiem; 4 Sacred Pieces (2011)
- Carreras singt Puccini (2011)
- Jose Carreras (2010)
- Jose Carreras Performs Verdi (2009)
- Jose Carreras Performs Pucinni (2009)
- The Definitive José Carreras Collection (2009)
- The Three Tenors (2009)
- Lucia di Lammermoor - Highlights (2009)
- Satin (1970)
- The Voice Volume 2 (2008)
- The Voice Volume 1 (2008)
- Ingemisco (2008)
- La donna è mobile (2008)
- Tenors - Pavarotti, Domingo, Carreras (1970)
- Jose Carreras & Friends (2006)
- Jose Carreras In Concert (2006)
- Boleros and Love Songs of Spain (2006)
- Joan Massià: Seven songs / Violin and piano works (2006)
- T'estim I T'estimaré (1970)
- Vocal Masters: La Partida (2005)
- Very Best of José Carreras (2003)
- Amor - Opera's Great Love Songs (1998)
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