The Three Tenors in Concert 1994

The Three Tenors in Concert 1994 is a live album by José Carreras, Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti with conductor Zubin Mehta. The album was recorded on July 16, 1994 at the Three Tenors concert in Los Angeles with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the chorus of the Los Angeles Opera.[1] An estimated 1.3 billion viewers watched the concert as a television broadcast special across the world.[2]

The Three Tenors in Concert 1994
Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti, and Mehta
Live album by
The Three Tenors
ReleasedAugust 30, 1994
RecordedJuly 16, 1994,
Los Angeles
Genreopera, operatic pop
Length1:13:22
LabelAtlantic / Teldec / Warner Music
ProducerTibor Rudas,
Christopher Raeburn
The Three Tenors chronology
Carreras Domingo Pavarotti in Concert
(1990)		 The Three Tenors in Concert 1994
(1994)		 The Three Tenors: Paris 1998
(1998)
Singles from The Three Tenors in Concert 1994

Reception

The AllMusic 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 "Nessun dorma", as well as "La donna è mobile" and "Libiamo ne' lieti calici", which all three men sang together.[3]

Track listing
No.TitleSong InformationLength
1."O souverain, ô juge, ô père" (sung by José Carreras)Act III, Scene 3 of Le Cid by Jules Massenet5:00
2."Amor, vida de mi vida" (sung by Plácido Domingo)from Maravilla composed by Federico Moreno Torroba3:21
3."Pourquoi me réveiller" (sung by Luciano Pavarotti)Act III of Werther by Jules Massenet2:38
4."With A Song In My Heart" (sung by José Carreras)from Spring Is Here by Rodgers and Hart3:15
5."Granada" (sung by Plácido Domingo)written by Agustín Lara3:35
6."Non ti scordar di me" (sung by Luciano Pavarotti)written by Ernesto De Curtis3:19
7."My Way" (sung by The Three Tenors)music by Claude François and Jacques Revaux, English lyrics by Paul Anka4:01
8."Moon River" (sung by The Three Tenors)composed by Johnny Mercer (lyrics) and Henry Mancini (music)1:38
9."Because" (sung by The Three Tenors)by Guy d'Hardelot2:23
10."Singin' in the Rain" (sung by The Three Tenors)lyrics by Arthur Freed and music by Nacio Herb Brown2:18
11."Tu, ca nun chiagne" (sung by José Carreras)written by Ernesto De Curtis2:55
12."Vesti la giubba" (sung by Plácido Domingo)Act I of Pagliacci, written and composed by Ruggero Leoncavallo2:38
13."Nessun dorma" (sung by Luciano Pavarotti)Act III of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini3:24
14."America" (sung by The Three Tenors)Act I of West Side Story, composed by Leonard Bernstein; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim0:54
15."All I Ask of You" (sung by The Three Tenors)Act I of The Phantom of the Opera, by Andrew Lloyd Webber1:59
16."Funiculì Funiculà" (sung by The Three Tenors)composed by Luigi Denza1:21
17."Sous les ponts de Paris (Around the World)" (sung by The Three Tenors)composed by Vincent Scotto2:00
18."Aquarela do Brasil" (sung by The Three Tenors)written by Ary Barroso1:26
19."Be My Love" (sung by The Three Tenors)music by Nicholas Brodzsky, lyrics by Sammy Cahn1:48
20."Marechiare" (sung by The Three Tenors)written by Paolo Tosti3:09
21."Lippen Schweigen" (sung by The Three Tenors)composed by Franz Lehár2:37
22."Santa Lucia luntana" (sung by The Three Tenors)written by E. A. Mario3:27
23."Those Were the Days" (sung by The Three Tenors)lyrics by Gene Raskin2:21
24."Te Quiero Dijiste" (sung by The Three Tenors)by María Grever2:28
25."Torna a Surriento" (sung by The Three Tenors)composed by Ernesto De Curtis3:51
26."La donna è mobile" (sung by The Three Tenors)Act III of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi2:16
27."Libiamo ne' lieti calici" (sung by The Three Tenors)Act I of La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi3:20

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:

No.TitleSong InformationLength
1."Amor, vida de mi vida" (sung by Plácido Domingo)composed by Federico Moreno Torroba3:16
2."Ave Maria" (sung by Luciano Pavarotti)composed by Franz Schubert3:32
3."E lucevan le stelle" (sung by José Carreras)Act III of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini3:34

Charts and certifications

Personnel

See also

References
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