Biography
Natural lyricism of the voice of singer José Carreras, who wrote together with Luciano Pavarotti and Placido Domingo, the song "Cairo's memory", introduced a special sensitivity to the opera scene. After many years, the concert performances of the artist are also striking the public vocal virtuosity and nobility with which the Contractor presents the audience musical compositions.
At the moment, the opera star concerts consist exclusively from the Gentleman's set of a real tenor - Napletite and Spanish songs about love, as well as pairs of numbers from classic operetta and Sarsuel.
Childhood and youth
Josep Maria Carreras-and-Kohl (full name vocalist) was born on December 5, 1946 in the capital of Spain - Barcelona. Jose Ros is extremely smart and calm child. The future star opera had a serious, attentive look, which was always strung in the eyes, as it is a rarity for a child.
When, in childhood, Jose Crozynal, parents included the musical compositions hotly beloved, and he immediately shut down. Sing the artist began after watching the film "Great Cairoso", where Mario Lanz spoke in the title role. Then his ringing volcant resembled Robertino Loretti's voice.
Enrico Caruso conquered a small talented boy, and he immediately learned by heart all the Arias of Vocalist, fulfilling them at the first opportunity. It is worth noting that the mother encouraged the passion of the Son. Parentar, seeing his son to music, agreed on private playing lessons on piano and singing. In the eight of the age, Jose began to visit the Conservatory simultaneously with the classrooms at school.
Carreras first spoke in public in the eight of the age, sleeping "The Heart of Beauties is prone to treason" in the Spanish National Radio. The family of Carrerasses was wealthy, however, the parents who had a mature son prepared not at all artistic future. It is known that in adolescence, Tenor worked in a family cosmetics company, delivering goods through the streets of Barcelona by bike.
Carreras studied at the University of Barcelona, studied chemistry, but continued to take vocal lessons. In 1971, he won the international competition of Singers "International Verdi Singing Competition" in the Italian city of Parma. This victory brought the artist and invitation to the role of Rudolph in the opera "Bohemaya", and became the starting point in his career of the opera singer.
Music
Loud success on the world scene Jose is largely obliged to protect from the famous Opera Singer Montserrat Caballe. The young talented artist, this star personality noticed in the late 60s, inviting him to the role of the lead plan in the opera "Lucretia Borgia".
After the success of Carreras, he played the party of Donitzieti in the opera "Maria Stewart" in London, and then sang his first Aria Pinkerton in the Opera Madame Bovari in the New York Theater. Already by 1975, tenor won all the leading scenes of the world.
The best theaters fought for the right to invite a talented artist to their abode. Despite the youth, Jose Coast the voice, therefore, with the signing of the contracts did not rush. It is worth noting that the vocalist already glorified, everything also worked on vocals, improving his day from day.
It is noteworthy that at 28, when opera singers are just beginning their creative way, Jose has already performed 24 leading parties in European and North America operations, having time to debut on the scenes of the four great world opera theaters.
On the stage of the Vienna State Opera in 1974, he played the Duke of Mantua in Rigoletto, in the same year, on the stage of the London Royal Opera House, the image of Alfredo in Trestiate, played Kavaradosi in the opera "Tosca" on the New York scene Metropolitan Opera, and 1975 signed by the Riccardo party at the Opera "Ball Masquerade" on the stage of La Scala.
There was time, Carreras began to choose the production, roles and even partners. The singer has a huge repertoire, in which there are neapolitan songs (Santa Lucia), American, Spanish ballads and romances, as well as opera arias. At one time, the vocalist also performed the musical work of Remo Jadzotto "Adagio Albini". However, following the advice of the good mentor of the Caballe, José was escaped to voice, trying to avoid dangers that lie down every opera singer.
Personal life
Part of the Repertoire of Carreras is a party of charming seductors, robin and passionate lovers. It so happened that the personal life of the artist, as well as the heroes, whom he has to play on stage, was filled with amur passions.
It is reliably known that the first wife of the famous tenor was a girl named Mercedes Perez. Lovers legalized the relationship in 1971, and in nine months the son of Albert appeared to the world, who became a lawyer, and in a couple of years - the daughter of July, who became a biologist.
Spouses lived together for 21 years, after which, in 1992, without scandals and division of property, divorced. Despite the fact that no print edition of Europe did not write about the causes of the divorce, fans of the tenor's creativity are confident that the marriage collapsed because of frequent modes of singer.
For a long time, my wife maintained the appearance of idylls for children, but as soon as they matured, left her husband. At the moment, Alberta and July has excellent relations with the Father. Brother and sister, as before, consider dad to be the best friend and the advice.
The second wife of the singer became the stewardess of the Eger, the marriage was held in 2006. Spouses divorced in five years of married life. Now the heart of vocalist freely. He lives in proud loneliness, not far from Barcelona, on his villa.
It is worth noting that the life of the popular artist consisted not only from the amourn experiences, marriages and change. In 1987, the Carreras was diagnosed with acute leukemia.
Nobody gave promises about recovery. Because of its rare blood group, the tenor plasma was collected across the country, but nothing helped, José slowly faded. As the singer himself remembers, at that time they became indifferent to the family, and the scene. The mind was blunting, and the feelings of joy and sadness were transformed into irresistible fatigue.
In that period, the support of the great singer was supported by Montserrat Caballe, putting all his affairs to be close to the colleague. Thanks to her assistance, a miracle happened. Carreras helped the latest achievements of medicine. He began treatment in Madrid, and finished in the USA.
Hardly recovered, José, despite the objections of the Cabel, continued to speak. When an earthquake of terrible strength occurred in Armenia, he went to Moscow, where he gave a concert, the funds from which were transferred to the victims.
The 1990s is notable for the fact that for the first time in Rome, where at the time the World Cup was held at the time, a concert took place, on which the three most famous tenors were held. Then on the same stage, together with Carreras, they sang a popular placide of Domingo and no less popular Luciano Pavarotti. For each of the vocalists, this concert has become a significant event in life.
Speech was broadcast on television. Then the audience first heard Hosé's voice after his recovery. At that time, no one could imagine that this speech would acquire unprecedented popularity.
Audio and video tapes were bought in huge quantities. The fact is that the program was originally conceived as supported by the recovered artist. Often such concerts are well met by the audience, but quickly forgotten. This speech has acquired a huge resonance, which no one expected.
Returning to the scene, the artist and did not think of herself. Carreras became one of those who participated in the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Barcelona. In the same period, he recorded a couple of albums, and since 1990, the artist acted as solo more often. For the year, the singer gave fifty concerts. Having overcome leukemia, José created a fund, the means of which are sent to the study of the methods of treating this disease.
Jose Carreras now
In 2017, the eminent tenor continues to drive around the cities and countries, speaking on the best scenes of Europe. So, in September-October, the singer visited Costa Rica, Chile, New York, and, together with Placido Domingo, Angela Georgiu, Francesco Mel, Vittorio Grigolo, Trio "Il Volo" and Eros Ramazotti gave a concert in honor of the memory of Luciano Pavarotti , in Verona.
In addition, in September, the charitable concert of Andrea Bocelley, in which Elton John was participating, Stephen Tyler and the Russian singer Zara. It is known that the event in the audience was attended by Hollywood stars Susan Sarandon, Sharon Stone, Sophia Lauren and Antonio Banderas.
Despite the tight working schedule, the opera star is 170 cm in 170 cm and about fans. In "Instagram", Carreras regularly posts photos from speeches and video images from recreation.
It is worth noting that social networks are not the only resource telling fans about the latest news from the life of Jose. On Internet portals and print publications, materials related to the creative biography of the artist "Adagio" are also often published.
Party
- Party Kawaracessi from the opera "Tosca"
- Pinkerton's party from the Opera Madame Bovarie
- Rudolph's party from the opera "Bohemia"
- Radames party from the Opera "Aida"
- Party Jose from the opera "Carmen"
- The batch of definition from the opera "Hovanshchina"
- Richard's party from the Opera "Ball Masquerade"
- Party Flavio from Opera "Norm"
- Party of Spiela from the opera Nabucco
- Party Jennaro from the Opera "Lucretia Borgia"
- Party Gidlzar from the Opera "Zhidovka"
- Party Othello from Opera "Othello"
- Calaf's party from the opera Turandot