José Carreras: The Legendary Tenor (Opera Documentary)

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An intimate profile of José Carreras, the Spanish tenor who achieved worldwide fame with his performances as one of the Three Tenors. Presented by Danielle de Niese.

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[manuelazawca]

The reason for I love opera music ! His voice always touch my soul in a particulary way!

[claudettedelphis]

Thank you for the privilege of hearing him again 💐He is such a favourite 🌺🦋🦚

[kevinguzmanmusic]

I always saw him as the weak link of the Three Tenors but now I have a new appreciation of his voice. Viva Carreras ❤️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[minuciofelice]

Carreras è la ragione per la quale amo e studio l'opera da più di trent'anni. Ne avevo dieci quando, casualmente, lo sentii cantare una romanza di Puccini, e da allora non posso separarmi dalla sua voce. 💚

[bethfiori]

It's great to have this overview of Maestro Carreras' career. The beauty of his voice is unsurpassed.

[AK]

Thank you for this wonderful documentary. It's very competent and honest. Jose Carreras indeed had one of the most wonderful voices ever recorded, but he ruined it by singing heavy repertoire. But he is a true gentleman and a wonderful human being!

[gheorghefalcaru]

The most Beautiful color of all modern tenors

[geo]

I will regret for the rest of my life that I was not able to see him for his last performance in the US.

[johnblasiak]

When He was great he was great
First record I bought of him I thought wow next great then next record I heard was what happened ???
Great speaking voice better than the other two in this department
It was Carreras who created the three tenor concert
The Olympic event he created was fantastic bravo 👏

[ahogbin]

This reminds me of so many fantastic performances in the 1980s in London: Boheme, Carmen, Lucia, Andrea Chenier, Trovatore. The voice was quite glorious then and he was the most handsome of all the tenors. I think he was ideal in the bel canto roles and maybe pushed it a bit with the more dramatic ones. Sadly then he got sick which took a further toll.

[wotan]

I’m glad I watched this. I saw Carreras onstage quite a few times in New York, and I always had the feeling he was pushing and pushing to get a bigger sound. His voice suffered long before his battle with cancer. I’ve been watching on DVD the 1978 Forza (with Caballe), and I also saw him onstage in Adriana w Caballe 1978 at the Met. He sounded great in both. When did Karajan ruin him, as he did with many other voices?

[jacquelinecorreia]

Carreras tem fãs no mundo todo, então seria interessante colocar legenda para todos os idiomas.. 🇧🇷🇧🇷

[gavrilo]

Certain people usually say that José Carreras "ruined" his voice singing a repertoire more heavy than his possibilities. It is a common critic from some people. I think that nobody can really confirm that the changes in his voice were due to Don Carlo, Radamés or Calaf. Other singers (past and present) have pushed their voices without any significant damage. Pushing is just their way of singing. Pushing his voice was also a critic to Carreras even in his early years. Anyway, the concept of "ruined" appears to mean that his voice was "destroyed" without possiblities of singing nothing good or beatifully. I think it is false and not just. I do not belive that eventhough the changes in his voice through his life and carear, I have allways found a beatiful sound through his colour of voice, good taste for singing and passionate interpretation. At the end of the day, he sang what he wanted to sing.

[josecidasilva]

CARRERAS 5 de dezembro de 2022, seu aniversário felicitações, mais um ciclo de vida tem início que seja coroado de saúde, grandes sucessos, com as bênçãos e proteção de DEUS. Bravo maestro CARRERAS, feliz aniversário, ser humano generoso. Por favor tradução p.língua portuguesa do Brasil. Alegrias neste dia abençoado do seu nascimento CARRERAS.

[DorotaPulik]

5 grudnia 🎉
Happy Birthday Maestro❤
Bóg ma zawsze plan, kiedy darowuje drugie życie.
Dziękuję Bogu, że ocalił cenne życie wielkiego Artysty, by świat mógł dalej cieszyć się Jego pięknym Głosem, by Jose Carreras International Leukaemia Foundation przyczyniła się do uratowania życia wielu chorym na całym świecie.
Życzenia zdrowia, artystycznych sukcesów i dalszego Bożego błogosławieństwa, Maestro od wielbicieli z Polski❤❤❤

[OperaJH]

I have that video, the making of West Side Story. What they fail to mention here, is that Bernstein goads him and demeans him rather than “tease” him. Carreras took it all quietly, until he wanted to pause and take the high note separately, which after all that ensued, proved to be the correct decision and that Maria, became one for the history books, prompting Bernstein to dub him “The Voice of the Century.” Very true, especially at that time. Contrary to what is said here, it is Bernstein who comes off as petulant and tyrannical, so much so, that it appears that something was bugging him and he took it out on Carreras. One could take a stab at what it was.

[jefolson]

Known to Seinfeld fans as " the other one". America can only handle 2 star tenors at a time. Carreras had a very Spanish sound. Domingo worked to be as Italian as he could be, and of course Pavarotti was the real thing ( the last?- probably the last in the Caruso line.). When he first arrived, Carreras was the great white hope. A new di Stefano. With, it turned out, a similar early decline. Carreras wanted to be a spinto and took on role like Andrea Chenier too early. But he must have sensed time was short.

[jimiMachendrix]

Would someone please identify the soprano in the blue gown at around the 37 minute time slot. I did not recognize her.

[westlin]

Absolutely wonderful on all levels when he had the voice.
Unfortunately he lost it remarkably early, in his 50s.
Very sad.
And has nothing to do with leukemia.
He did sing very well a few years after his recovery.
Then he lost it all except his heart and soul.
No legato, no high notes and the beaty of timbre almost gone.
I absolutely love his voice in his peak.
But he has destroying his legacy the last 30 years.

[jimiMachendrix]

Sorry, never mind...the lady is Sarah Brightman