José Carreras

José Carreras

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1946-12-05 (77 years old)

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Biography

Josep Maria Carreras Coll (Catalan: [ʒuˈzɛb məˈɾi.ə kəˈreɾəs ˈkɔʎ]; born 5 December 1946), better known as José Carreras (/kəˈrɛərəs/, 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.


Carreras was born in Sants, a working-class district in Barcelona. He was the youngest of Antònia Coll i Saigi and Josep Carreras i Soler's three children. In 1951, his family emigrated to Argentina in search of a better life. However, this move abroad proved unsuccessful, and within a year they had returned to Sants where Carreras was to spend the rest of his childhood and teenage years.


He showed an early talent for music and particularly singing, which intensified at the age of six when he saw Mario Lanza in The Great Caruso. The story recounted in his autobiography and numerous interviews is that after seeing the film, Carreras sang the arias incessantly to his family, especially "La donna è mobile", often locking himself in the family's bathroom when they became exasperated with his impromptu concerts. At that point, his parents, with the encouragement of his grandfather Salvador Coll, an amateur baritone, found the money for music lessons for him. At first he studied piano and voice with Magda Prunera, the mother of one of his childhood friends, and at the age of eight, he also started taking music lessons at Barcelona's Municipal Conservatory.


At just eight years old, he also gave his first public performance, singing "La donna è mobile", accompanied by Magda Prunera on the piano, on Spanish National Radio. A recording of this still exists and can be heard on the video biography, José Carreras – A Life Story. On 3 January 1958, at the age of eleven, he made his debut in Barcelona's great opera house, the Gran Teatre del Liceu, singing the boy soprano role of Trujamán in Manuel de Falla's El retablo de Maese Pedro. A few months later, he sang for the last time as a boy soprano at the Liceu in the second act of La Bohème.


Throughout his teenage years, he continued to study music, moving on to the Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu and taking private voice lessons, first with Francisco Puig and later with Juan Ruax, whom Carreras has described as his "artistic father". Following the advice of his father and brother, who felt that he needed a "backup" career, he also entered the University of Barcelona to study chemistry, but after two years he left the university to concentrate on singing. ...


Source: Article "José Carreras" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Filmography

all 54

Movies 41

self 29

TV Shows 13

Music
Repercussions of Nurture

Repercussions of Nurture (2021)

Movie
Himself
The Three Tenors: From Caracalla To The World

The Three Tenors: From Caracalla To The World (2020)

Movie
Self
Pavarotti

Pavarotti (2019)

Movie
Andrea Chénier
José  Carreras | Opera Legends

José Carreras | Opera Legends (2019)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Three Tenors - The Lost Concerts

The Three Tenors - The Lost Concerts (2017)

Movie
Self
Udo Jürgens - Mitten im Leben

Udo Jürgens - Mitten im Leben (2014)

Movie
Self
Stoichkov

Stoichkov (2012)

Movie
Self
Denk ich an Weihnacht

Denk ich an Weihnacht (2011)

TV
Self
Pavarotti: The Last Tenor

Pavarotti: The Last Tenor (2005)

Movie
Self
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel

Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel (2004)

TV
Self
imagine…

imagine… (2003)

TV
Self
Caballe beyond music

Caballe beyond music (2003)

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Gran Gala di Verdi

Gran Gala di Verdi (2001)

Movie
Johann Strauss Gala - An Evening of Polka, Waltz, and Operetta

Johann Strauss Gala - An Evening of Polka, Waltz, and Operetta (2000)

Movie
Self
The Three Tenors Christmas

The Three Tenors Christmas (1999)

Movie
Actor
Great Tenor Performances

Great Tenor Performances (1999)

Movie
Self
Three Tenors in Paris

Three Tenors in Paris (1998)

Movie
Gala de Reyes: Los Tres Tenores

Gala de Reyes: Los Tres Tenores (1998)

Movie
Self
José Carreras Gala

José Carreras Gala (1995)

TV
Self
Goldene Henne

Goldene Henne (1995)

TV
Self - Tenor
The 3 Tenors in Concert 1994

The 3 Tenors in Concert 1994 (1994)

Movie
Stiffelio
Verdi Stiffelio

Verdi Stiffelio (1993)

Movie
Tenor
Mozart:The Requiem from Sarajevo

Mozart:The Requiem from Sarajevo (1993)

Movie
Self
Christmas in Vienna

Christmas in Vienna (1992)

Movie
Singer
A Christmas Celebration: Send Round the Song

A Christmas Celebration: Send Round the Song (1992)

Movie
Self - Performer
The Grand Opening of Euro Disneyland

The Grand Opening of Euro Disneyland (1992)

Movie
Self - Chanteur
Euro Disney : L'Ouverture

Euro Disney : L'Ouverture (1992)

Movie
Self
Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Premiere Collection Encore

Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Premiere Collection Encore (1992)

Movie
Tenor
The Original Three Tenors Concert

The Original Three Tenors Concert (1990)

Movie
Don José
Carmen

Carmen (1988)

Movie
Self - Singer
Flitterabend

Flitterabend (1988)

TV
Self - Performer
Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé - La Nit

Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé - La Nit (1988)

Movie
La voce di Rodolfo
La Bohème

La Bohème (1988)

Movie
Enrico Caruso
Top Kids

Top Kids (1987)

Movie
Julián Gayarre
Romanza final (Gayarre)

Romanza final (Gayarre) (1986)

Movie
Don Carlo
Don Carlo

Don Carlo (1986)

Movie
Andrea Chenier
Andrea Chénier - La Scala

Andrea Chénier - La Scala (1985)

Movie
Tony
The Making Of West Side Story

The Making Of West Side Story (1985)

Movie
Joan
Hérodiade -  Gran Teatro del Liceo

Hérodiade - Gran Teatro del Liceo (1984)

Movie
Oronte
I Lombardi alla Prima Crociata

I Lombardi alla Prima Crociata (1984)

Movie
Self - Tenor
Herbert von Karajan: Verdi: Requiem

Herbert von Karajan: Verdi: Requiem (1984)

Movie
Himself
The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala

The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala (1983)

Movie
Tenor
Verdi: Requiem

Verdi: Requiem (1982)

Movie
Rodolfo
Puccini: La Boheme

Puccini: La Boheme (1982)

Movie
Self
Wetten, dass..?

Wetten, dass..? (1981)

TV
Self
Verstehen Sie Spaß?

Verstehen Sie Spaß? (1980)

TV
Alfredo Germont
La Traviata

La Traviata (1973)

Movie
Self
Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier (1972)

TV
Self
Goldene Kamera Verleihung

Goldene Kamera Verleihung (1966)

TV
Self
Einer wird gewinnen

Einer wird gewinnen (1964)

TV
Self
Bambi Awards

Bambi Awards (1948)

TV
Maurizio
Cilea - Adriana Lecouvreur - Caballe, Cossotto, Carreras (NHK 1976)

Cilea - Adriana Lecouvreur - Caballe, Cossotto, Carreras (NHK 1976)

Movie
Tenor
The Original Three Tenors Concert

The Original Three Tenors Concert

TV
José Carreras Collection: Montserrat Caballé & José Carreras

José Carreras Collection: Montserrat Caballé & José Carreras

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Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1946-12-05 (77 years old)

Birth Place
Sants, Spain

Citizenships
Spain

Awards
Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts, Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts, Medal of Honor of the Parliament of Catalonia, Osgar, Grand Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, honorary doctor of the Saarland University, Josep Trueta Medal, Grand Officer of the Order of the Star of Romania, Francesc Macià Memorial award, Catalan Disc of the Year Award, Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Steiger Award, Bavarian Order of Merit, Gold Medal of the Generalitat of Catalonia


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