Tenor José Carreras and the José Carrerras International Foundation against Leukemia has been award Germany’s Award for Scientific Foundation of the Year. Per La Vangardia, the famed tenor’s foundation has contributed over 220 million euros in the battle against leukemia and has financed over 1,200 projects dedicated to research and treatment. The award comes with 10,000 euros and will be {…}
Jose Carreras, Juan Pons, and Jaume Aragall are set to honor Montserrat Caballé in a gala at the Gran Teatre del Liceu entitled “La sonrisa de Montserrat Caballé.” The homage to the great late Spanish soprano will be on April 12, the soprano’s birthday and it set to be presented on TV3 y Catalunya Radio. In addition to Carreras, Pons, {…}
Legendary tenor Jose Carerras is set to receive the ad personam honor from the the Asamblea de Ópera XXI, la Asocición de Teatros, and Spanish Opera theaters. After a meeting on Nov. 3, 2018 in La Coruña, it was decided that Carreras will receive the honor for his contributions to the opera world. The tenor had a legendary career, which has {…}
The World Cup kicks off tomorrow with a match between Russia and Saudi Arabia. Before that, audiences around the world will get to clamor as some of the greatest opera stars appear on the world stage. And then on the opening ceremony, another young opera star will make a major appearance. For some, the concept of opera and soccer (football around {…}
Francesco Cilea isn’t one of opera’s most famed composers. While he created his fair share of works, only one lives on in the standard repertoire. That opera is, of course, “Adriana Lecouvreur,” a tragedy that has become a vehicle for some of the greatest sopranos in the history of opera. The work premiered at the Teatro Lirico of Milan on {…}
A farewell is never easy. If you’re José Carreras, though, you can take to the stage at the end of your star-studded 40-year career and say goodbye with such ease and vitality as you did at the very, humble beginning. Making one last lap around the globe, the 70-year-old leukemia survivor handcrafted a selection of pleasingly romantic Spanish and Italian {…}
José Carreras will always be remembered as part of The Three Tenors. But for opera lovers, he will be remembered for his expressive and gorgeous voice that resonated throughout the world’s greatest theaters. He sang over 60 roles from operas by Verdi and Puccini and created memorable productions including the famed Franco Zeffirelli production of “La Bohème” at the Metropolitan {…}
This week Pavarotti celebrated his tenth anniversary and many Opera singers paid tribute to the King of the High Cs. Juan Diego Flórez posted a picture he took of the tenor years ago. You are always in my memories, Maestro A post shared by Juan Diego Flórez (@jdiego_florez) on Sep 6, 2017 at 2:50am PDT Meanwhile, Angela Gheorghiu paid tribute {…}
Jonas Kaufmann has been named ambassador for the José Carreras Leukemia Foundation. In a press statement, José Carreras said, “Jonas Kaufmann is one of the most important singers of our time, and the fact that this highly-valued colleague supports me in our fight against leukemia is very important to me. Kaufmann will join the foundation in a gala concert scheduled for {…}
In recognition of National Cancer Survivors Day, OperaWire would like to focus on six opera singers who have won their battle with cancer and have paved the way for many artists to come, from their repertory to outstanding vocal performance. Dmitri Hvorostovsky Dima needs little introduction and his battle with cancer has been one of the most documented of recent {…}
For the first time since 2003, New York audiences will get a chance to hear the legendary José Carreras in concert. The tenor will appear on Sept. 28, 2017, in a recital featuring soprano Margarita Griskova and pianist Lorenzo Bavaj. The concert is part of the tenor’s Final World Tour entitled A Life in Music, which started back in 2016 {…}
