José Carreras

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-12-05 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain

José Carreras

Biography

Josep Maria Carreras Coll (Catalan: [ʒuˈzɛb məˈɾi.ə kəˈreɾəs ˈkɔʎ]; born 5 December 1946), better known as José Carreras (/kəˈrɛərəs/, Spanish: [xoˈse kaˈreɾas]), is a Spanish operatic tenor who is particularly known for his performances in the operas of Donizetti, Verdi and Puccini. Born in Barcelona, he made his debut on the operatic stage at 11 as Trujamán in Manuel de Falla's El retablo de Maese Pedro, and went on to a career that encompassed over 60 roles, performing in the world's leading opera houses and on numerous recordings. He gained fame with a wider audience as one of the Three Tenors, with Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti,...

Acting

1992

Euro Disney : L'Ouverture

as Self - Chanteur

1986

Romanza final (Gayarre)

as Julián Gayarre

1982

1982

Verdi: Requiem

as Self - Tenor

1987

Top Kids

as Enrico Caruso

1985

Andrea Chénier - La Scala

as Andrea Chénier

1993

Verdi Stiffelio

as Stiffelio

1973

La Traviata

as Alfredo Germont

2024

El swing de la Feliu

as Self - Musician

1983

Turandot

as Calaf (il Principe ignoto)

1988

La Bohème

as Rodolfo (singing voice)

1988

Carmen

as Don José

1986

Don Carlo

as Don Carlo

2019

2019

Pavarotti

as Self

2017

The Three Tenors - The Lost Concerts

as Self (archive footage)

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