Carreras Domingo Pavarotti in Concert (re-released as The Three Tenors in Concert) is a live album by José Carreras, Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti with conductor Zubin Mehta. The album was recorded on 7 July 1990 in Rome, Italy, as the first Three Tenors concert with the orchestra of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and the orchestra of Teatro dell'Opera di Roma on the evening before the 1990 FIFA World Cup Final. It was produced by Gian Carlo Bertelli and Herbert Chappell.
Track listing The concert is particularly known for the two recordings of "Nessun dorma". The first is sung by Pavarotti alone. The second, the concert encore, includes all three tenors singing individually and then, for the final 'Vincerò!' singing together.
Notes Tracks 4–6 were a tribute to Giuseppe di Stefano, who had performed all three songs on record and on stage.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jXnphd6V-chttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRFdn8JcH3Uhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PR4UcVwqu0 Tracks 7–9 were a tribute to each singer's cultural heritage. Tracks 13–15 are part of a song medley. Tracks 16 and 17 are encores.
Personnel José Carreras – vocals Plácido Domingo – vocals Luciano Pavarotti – vocals Zubin Mehta – conductor Maggio Musicale Fiorentino – orchestra Teatro dell'Opera di Roma – orchestra Lalo Schifrin – arranger
Reception The recording, released on the Decca Classics label, won the Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Performance in 1991 at the 33rd Grammy Awards.Associated Press. "A List of the Honored". The New York Times. February 21, 1991 It is the best-selling classical album of all timeClassical music magazine – Volume 17 – Page 39 1994 "And then there's the three tenors phenomenon: The London recording from the 1990 concert became the biggest-selling classical album of all time, having now topped 10-million units throughout the world, and the new Teldec release of last " and led to a shift in the way the music industry marketed classical recordings.
Impact This first Three Tenors performance and recording led to thirty-three additional concerts with Carreras, Domingo and Pavarotti, as well as three more live audio and video albums. All were best-sellers.
The unexpected success of the album among general audiences led to a restructuring of the classical music industry into separate "core classical" and "strategic classical" areas. With the latter category, the industry now geared its focus toward reaching new audiences via intense performer-centric marketing strategies.
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (1990)PeakpositionEuropean Albums1Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)31Italian Albums (Musica e Dischi) Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Carreras". 1Spanish Albums (AFYVE)1US Billboard 20035
Re-releases Chart (1994 re-release)PeakpositionWeekson chartUK1112
Chart (25th anniversary re-release)PeakpositionWeekson chartNorway211Italy494Spain851Mexico861
Year-end chart Chart (1994 re-release)PeakpositionUS Classical Albums3
Sales and certifications
See also The Three Tenors in Concert 1994 The Three Tenors: Paris 1998 List of best-selling albums in Brazil List of best-selling albums in Spain
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