Three Tenors in Concert

Strauss in Vienna

Three Tenors in Concert features Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, and Luciano Pavarotti, great tenors of our generation.  This CD is worth two Amazon reviews.

“For most opera “snobs” the three tenors have committed the ultimate sin: singing “popular songs” outside the opera house.  For the rest of opera lovers, this CD is a miracle. It’s not a coincidence that it has sold over 15 million copies.  This CD is, to my taste, the best of all the three tenors performances.  The arias are chosen from the most loved opera repertoire.  As for the following “pot pourri” it is just gorgeous. I’m a “Three Tenors disciple” as it is after hearing this CD that my passion for opera started, as I guess for many other people.  Now that I am much more into “real opera” I cannot but find this CD compilation exquisite. Hearing three great tenors fly into the high notes all at one gives goose bumps.

As for the other “opera fanatics”, those whose ears are so sensible that they’ll have an allergy if someone other than Caruso, Gigli, Corelli or Bjorling is singing, I guess they still have much to learn.  They have to learn to appreciate what GREAT “contemporary” (not so much any more, but say for the last quarter of the 20th) opera tenors have to offer.

This is A MUST, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED CD.”

“While I am generally against these guys making any more of these records (their voices are past their primes), this one was a unique event.  None of the concerts they have done together since has equaled the novelty or quality of this original concert.  This is just a wonderful disc, whether you are a serious classical/opera fan, or just want to add some variety to your collection. Domingo’s rendition of “E lucevan le stelle” is very fine, as is Carreras in “Granada” and “Il lamento di Federico”. Pavarotti’s voice is fresh in “Recondita armonia”, “Rondine al nido”, and “Torna a Surriento”.  They are all beautifully done and they mostly stick to opera arias, with thankfully few popular/broadway tunes thrown in. These guys should stick to opera, what they do best!  Mehta and the joint orchestras sound quite good. A bit of trivia: this is the best selling classical album of all time, deservedly so in my opinion.“