''The Three Tenors in Concert 1994'' is a live album by José Carreras,

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and Luciano Pavarotti with conductor

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. The album was recorded on July 16, 1994, at the Three Tenors concert in

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with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the chorus of the Los Angeles Opera on the night before the 1994 FIFA World Cup Final. An estimated 1.3 billion viewers watched the concert as a television broadcast special across the world. This concert has been released on home video formats, and re-released on Streaming Video formats on 2019.

Reception

The

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reviewer wrote that the singers displayed "vitality and pizzazz" during the concert. The reviewer remarked on the oddity of a concert by classical musicians held in a sports stadium, but nonetheless believed that the popularity of the tenors made the venue less "ludicrous". The reviewer also found them to be in "fine form" in regard to their singing and singled out certain numbers for praise: Domingo's " Granada," Carreras' "O souverain, o juge, o père," and Pavarotti's "

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", as well as "

La donna è mobile "" (; "Woman is fickle") is the Duke of Mantua's canzone from the beginning of act 3 of Giuseppe Verdi's opera ''Rigoletto'' (1851). The canzone is famous as a showcase for tenors. Raffaele Mirate's performance of the bravura aria at the oper ...

" and "

Libiamo ne' lieti calici "" (; "Let's drink from the joyful cups") is a famous duet with chorus from Giuseppe Verdi's ''La traviata'' (1853), one of the best-known opera melodies and a popular performance choice (as is this opera itself) for many great tenors and sopranos ...

", which all three men sang together.

Track listing

Tracks 7–10 are a medley titled "A Tribute to Hollywood", and Tracks 14–25 are a medley titled "Around the World", both arranged and orchestrated by Lalo Schifrin.

Omissions

Not included in the album were these three numbers sung (between 11 and 12 above) at the concert:

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end chart

Sales and certifications

Personnel

* José Carreras, vocals *

, vocals * Luciano Pavarotti, vocals *

, conductor * Los Angeles Philharmonic * Los Angeles Opera Chorus * Lalo Schifrin, arranger *David Hewitt (Remote Recording's Silver Truck), sound recorder

References

External links

"How The 3 Tenors Sang The Hits And Changed The Game."

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