Rehearsals (3) - The Three Tenors Concert 1990

[appeace1]

Hehe--2:30, typical baby brother instigating crap and picking at older brother!--too cute!

[formerjerseygal]

I so agree with Zubin that it was wonderful the arias the three sang separately but how wonderful to hear all three TOGETHER!!!!

[31operafan]

What did Carreras say at around 4:03? He yelled out something, and by reading his lips, he may have said something like "cello". It was hard to hear him clearly with the other guys singing.

[Oberon90]

Best High B flat ever at 3:33 ....They were so great together:)

[31operafan]

@Oberon90 xD I could barely hear it though.

[31operafan]

xD I loved it when Domingo played scales on the piano (albeit a very flat scale), and Pavarotti sang along. He actually is pretty good at the piano; I've heard him accompany himself several times.

[barbavassilis]

maria maria maria

[emiliotenor4life]

placido always sang cielito lindo to make sure mexico is present ( :

[peacocktravels]

Well lets be fair.....would you go out and sing such a strenous concert with the biggest names in opera without getting paid a great salary....I dont think so!.....

[tena2]

I wonder how much they got paid per concert, they did sing so many. I once read they got paid 2 millions dollors for the one in 1994. Anyone knows?

[gloriawdaniels]

So funny -- at 2:25-2:30, when Pavarotti sings, "So touch me", and Carreras obliges him!

[JesusaloneisLord]

Pavarotti had an awe-inspiring voice, so powerful and confident! I guess we'll never get another like him!

[iltenoredramatico]

never say never :P

[ILoveTobin]

Pavarotti always wanted to be the nr. 1 - nr. 1 in private life, nr. 1 on stage and of course nr. 1 amongst the 3 tenors. And he was it.

[ToltAztec]

Pavarotti didn't just sing Opera. He blended with it. He made it part of him. If you have read "Pavarotti:My World" by Pavarotti and Wright, you will know what I am talking about. Also, Pavarotti didn't just sing Opera and locked himself there. He was determined to break the barriers of music, mixing himself with other great singers from other genres:Pop, Rock. I mean everything. He sang with Queen's Brian May, U2, Celine Dion, Spice Girls, Sting, Frank Sinatra, Jon Bon Jovi,. He was wonderful!!

[fvrp]

The big Luciano is the best tenor of all times, forever!!!!

[hawkssens]

What the title of the song starting at 1:14?

I know I've heard it, but I forgot.

Thank you so much for all the videos, ursey39.

[ursey39]

Its called Cielito Lindo...I had to look at the back of the DVD to make sure!:-)

[hawkssens]

Thanks!

[artmell80]

which dvd is that?

[ursey39]

The Impossible Dream - The Making of the Three Tenors Concert

[eltenor1]

jose carreras es un dios y encima de eso sabe jugar y hacer reir.

[ursey39]

Glad you enjoyed them!

[tena2]

I am sure that when luciano said that in that particular moment he was actually referening to Kraus point of view, I am on Kraus side.

Opera is not a show and has a very specials features which distinguish to the other arts, then opera in order to fully appreciate it require certain places and sonority, etc, Opera houses do not exist for cities decorations, I see a good intention on the 3 tenors but they knew that that intention covers the real reason behind, 1 o 2millions dollars benefit.

[Mooorhe]

I see nothing wrong with open air concerts, the music is exceptional, why should only those with the money to buy a seat at The Met get to listen to the singers interpreting the composer's music?

And this concert (1990) was purely to celebrate Carreras's recovery, they had no idea that the records/ticket sales would amass to the huge amounts of money they did.

The 1994 was more commercial, which is actually why Pavarotti didn't want to do it when Carreras/Domingo were very keen to do another.

[tena2]

There is something that you are right about, the welcome back of a brilliant tenor like Jose Carreras, but lets be impartial and honest, Jose Carreras spent huge amounts of money in order to recover and also he already visited the most eminents opera houses since 1988 to 1990 with Montserrat Caballé and other artist, they did all the concerts to actually became from wealthy to millionairs business men but Pavarotti was already extremelly well off, the others no that much.

[sanjaglistra]

Ok but why not`when they are the greatest!!!

[tena2]

I would not be incline to say there were the greatest tenors, there were asome of them who gathered together to make their pockets a bit more fuller with a few millions dollars and involve here the excuse we wanna bring opera to everyone and money to our private accounts, I am in favour of concerts but this is just too repetitve repertory.

[Honey1931]

@tena2 5/16/10 YOU MORON. THIS IS MUSIC FROM HEAVEN. IT IS NOT FOR PROFIT YOU MORON, IT IS FOR THE JOY OF THE LISTENER. ROSELLI

[tena2]

@Honey1931 Excuse me, would you watch your mouth??? I wont go down to your level.

[castorp278]

My love to opera started to develop in 1993 when I heard Pavarotti performing in Central Park in front of half a million people. In that time I knew nothing about opera but this concert that was broadcasted on TV, which does not happen so often with opera performances from opera houses, and I was numbed by Pavarotti's voice.

[castorp278]

Today he is still my favorite tenor, I know more about opera then 17 years ago, I listen to other opera artists as well, I have a collection of opera Cd's and Dvd's, and read about opera whenever I can. So, that mass performance brought me to opera and even if it was all about getting just one young man to this beautiful art through this kind of presentation, it worked very well.

[castorp278]

I also don't understand what you mean by the word ''show'' ? I guess you call this a show ? Here we have three great voices singing great music. Great voices don't come so often, just like great music. For me it would be ''show'' if you have some third class singers performing third class music, or even worse, great music, with great publicty behind it. Sure, this is not operatic performance and it's to obvious but it can bring people to opera houses.

[castorp278]

I remember Pavarotti talking about his childhooh and listening to Gigli's concert in his hometown square. So, this kind of presenting opera is not from our days. After all, you have Caruso who in his own time enjoyed great popularity just like Pavarotti does today. Finally, in the 19th centiry in Itlay opera was not elitistc art as some people liike Kraus probably consider it, but famililar to wider masses of people. In his time Verdi was a great star.

[castorp278]

By the way, I think Kraus was probably jelaous on Pavarotti for their repertoire matched in some sense and Pavarotti was better the him (Duke, Tonio ...). I saw Kraus performing this kind of ''shows'' as well, which means singing opera music outside opera houses but he was never able to sing in front 150000, 300000 or 500000 people like Pavarotti did. Why ? Because Pavarotti was better and more people appreciated him then Kraus.

[hipogrifus]

@castorp278 Im a big opera fan, also i haved to study a lot. And one thing is sure, Kraus wasnt jelaous. Kraus doesnt like the ''masive'' performance... Be cause he was a purist of the opera... The purist doesnt like the microphones, the big sounds, i mean... They sing just in a Teatro with the Orquesta without a extra sound then his or her voices.

[hipogrifus]

@castorp278 Kraus doesnt sing Pagliaci or Il trovatore be cause he had the idea... the great idea... the perfect idea then an opera singer cant sing pjs than doesnt are to their voices... Once he sang Vesti la giubba and Di quella pira... But in a studio recording. Im a big big fan of Jose Carreras... And Jose Carreras sang all the things than pasioned him... Kraus was more tecnique... But he wasnt Jelous... He was just purist. =D

[castorp278]

P.S. I guess every opera opera singer would die for to sing in front of so many people and get so many approval as Pavarotti did. And it does not happen so often, especially in opera, maybe 2 or three time in a century and that's why it's precious. Kraus was just being a jelaous hypocrite here, that's all.

[bpabustan]

@Mooorhe It was this decade that opera singers became the new rock stars. I must admit, although I was occassionally listening to operatic arias before, it was not after the 1994 three tenors concert that made me look at the genre seriously. And Maestro Pavarotti was right - music is made for the people. And if opera became the new pop music then by all means, celebrate it! We have to acknowledge these three gentlemen for opening us rockers to opera.

[uncjim]

At 2:25..a gift. His voice was from above.

[55patri]

Bravisimos los tres

[PavarottiForever]

Bravo PAVAROTTI!

[toghissima]

what song does josè sing at the end?

[ursey39]

"Un di all'azzuro spazio guardai profondo" from Andrea Chenier. It's also known as

"Improvisio"

[memmey]

Maestro Pavarotti brought the music to ALL of us. This series of videos are just wonderful. Thank you ursey39.

[ursey39]

You are more than welcome