José Carreras occupies a privileged position in the music world. Born in Barcelona, he studied music in his hometown. In 1970 he started his professional career in the Gran Teatre del Liceu of Barcelona in Nabucco and Lucrezia Borgia.
His meteoric musical career resulted in early debuts at the world's most prestigious opera theatres and festivals, including the Teatro alla Scala of Milan (Un Ballo in Maschera, 1975); the New York Metropolitan Opera House (Tosca, 1974); San Francisco Opera (La Bohème, 1973); the Vienna Staatsoper (Rigoletto, 1974); London's Royal Opera House (La Traviata, 1974); The Oper of Munich (Tosca, 1974); Chicago's Lyric Opera (Un Ballo in Maschera, 1976); and the Festivals of Salzburg (Don Carlo, 1976); Aix en Provence (Roberto Devereux, 1977); Edinburgh (Verdi's Requiem, 1982) and Verona (Carmen, 1984).
Carreras’ popularity extends well beyond opera, particularly with the record-breaking success in the last decade of the Three Tenors concerts with Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti.
His repertoire includes over sixty operas, of which the following stand out: Andrea Chenier, La Bohème, Tosca, Werther, Don Carlo, Carmen, La Forza del Destino, I Pagliacci, L'elisir d'amore, Un Ballo in Maschera.
His extensive discography includes over 150 recordings, notably 50 complete operas, oratories, popular and classical recitals. He has been awarded many gold and platinum discs worldwide.
José Carreras has performed the leading role in several operatic films for television, cinema and video, including La Bohème, I Lombardi, Andrea Chenier, Turandot, Carmen, Verdi's Requiem, Don Carlo, La Forza del Destino, Stiffelio, Fedora and Jerusalem.
José Carreras portrayed Julian Gayarre in the motion picture Romanza Final. In 1993 his video A Life Story, nominated in Hollywood, was awarded an International Emmy Award.
In 1992 Mr. Carreras was engaged as Musical Director of the memorable Olympic Games held in Barcelona.
In 1990 in Rome and 1994 in Los Angeles, with his colleagues Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti, he performed two extraordinary concerts watched worldwide by audiences of over 2 billion which created an unprecedented impact in the world of opera. The 1996/97 season saw him performing dates as part of the third "Three Tenors" tour.

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