1990–present José Carreras

carreras backstage @ royal albert hall, december 2001

the 1990s continued see carreras performing on operatic stage in carmen , fedora , making role debuts in samson et dalila (peralada, 1990), verdi s stiffelio (london, 1993), , wolf-ferrari s sly (zurich, 1998). however, opera performances became less frequent increasingly devoted himself concerts , recitals. final operatic performances @ gran teatre del liceu, opera house career began, in samson et dalila (march 2001). reprised title role in sly in tokyo in 2002 , in 2004 performed @ vienna state opera in staged versions of final act of carmen , act 3 of sly. in april 2014, carreras returned opera stage after ten-year absence singing title role of christian kolonovits s opera, el juez (the judge) in premiere @ arriaga theatre in bilbao. reprised role in august 2014 @ festival erl in austria , in january 2015 @ mariinsky theatre in st. petersburg.

in 1990 first 3 tenors concert, took place in baths of caracalla in rome on eve of 1990 fifa world cup finals. conceived raise money carreras s leukemia foundation , way colleagues, plácido domingo , luciano pavarotti, welcome little brother world of opera. however, , subsequent 3 tenors concerts brought carreras fame went far beyond opera house. estimated on billion people around world watched television broadcast of 1994 3 tenors concert in los angeles. 1999, cd first 3 tenors concert in rome had sold estimated 13 million copies, making best-selling classical recording of time. 1990s saw carreras serving musical director opening , closing ceremonies of 1992 barcelona olympic games, , performing in worldwide concert tour in tribute first singing hero, mario lanza.

by 2000s carreras s recording , live concert repertoire had moved largely art song, neapolitan songs, light classical genre, , easy-listening . has increasingly performed , recorded artists outside classical music world, such diana ross, edyta górniak, lluis llach, peter maffay, udo jürgens, klaus meine, charles aznavour, kim styles, sarah brightman, jackie evancho, sissel kyrkjebø, debbie harry, majida el roumi, , giorgia fumanti.