Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti – The Three Tenors – The Best Of The 3 Tenors – CD

Back in 1990, three of the world’s most celebrated tenors, namely José Carreras, Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotii, combined forces to create the Three Tenors, now celebrated on a “best of” CD. They gave their first concert in Rome; that event was recorded and went on to become one of the best-selling classical titles of all time.

This latest release brings together tracks from that night in Rome (including “Nessun dorma” and a competitive rendition of “O sole mio”) with music performed in a 1994 concert in Los Angeles as well as at the 1998 event in Paris where the Three Tenors sang to an audience of thousands with the Eiffel Tower as their spectacular backdrop.

The 22 tracks which comprise The Best of the Three Tenors range from operatic standards, such as the joyful “Brindisi” from La traviata to popular songs including “Singin’ in the rain” via songs from the shows (“You’ll Never Walk Alone” from Carousel). There are no solos on this disc–each piece is performed by all three singers. And with plenty of applause and cheering to be heard, not to mention the sense of fun in the singers’ voices, the disc truly captures the atmosphere of these extraordinary musical events.

1 O sole mio – Jos Carreras, Plcido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta
2 Funiculi, funicula – Jos Carreras, Plcido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Zubin Mehta
3 Libiamo – Jos Carreras, Plcido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Los Angeles Music Center Opera Chorus, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Zubin Mehta
4 Sous le ciel de Paris – Jos Carreras, Plcido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestre de Paris, James Levine
5 Torero Quiero – Jos Carreras, Plcido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestre de Paris, James Levine
6 Parlami d’amore – Jos Carreras, Plcido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestre de Paris, James Levine
7 Manha de Carnaval – Jos Carreras, Plcido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestre de Paris, James Levine
8 Lolita – Jos Carreras, Plcido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestre de Paris, James Levine
9 Dicitencello vuie – Jos Carreras, Plcido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestre de Paris, James Levine
10 Core n’grato – Jos Carreras, Plcido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestre de Paris, James Levine
11 Because – Jos Carreras, Plcido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Zubin Mehta
12 You’ll never walk alone – Jos Carreras, Plcido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestre de Paris, James Levine
13 Singin’ in the rain – Jos Carreras, Plcido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Zubin Mehta
14 Maria/Tonight – Jos Carreras, Plcido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta
15 ’O paese d’ ’o sole – Jos Carreras, Plcido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Zubin Mehta
16 Cielito lindo – Jos Carreras, Plcido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Zubin Mehta
17 Ochi tchorniye – Jos Carreras, Plcido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Zubin Mehta
18 Caminito – Jos Carreras, Plcido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Zubin Mehta
19 La vie en rose – Jos Carreras, Plcido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Zubin Mehta
20 Mattinata – Jos Carreras, Plcido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Zubin Mehta
21 Wien, Wien, nur du allein – Jos Carreras, Plcido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta
22 Amapola – Jos Carreras, Plcido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Zubin Mehta