Carreras Domingo Pavarotti in Concert
Carreras Domingo Pavarotti in Concert | ||||
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Live album by | ||||
Released | 1990 | |||
Recorded | July 7, 1990, Rome | |||
Genre | Opera, operatic pop | |||
Length | 67:55 | |||
Label | Decca / London | |||
Producer | Christopher Raeburn | |||
The Three Tenors chronology | ||||
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Carreras Domingo Pavarotti in Concert (re-released as The Three Tenors in Concert) is a live album by José Carreras, Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti with conductor Zubin Mehta. The album was recorded on July 7, 1990 in Rome as the first Three Tenors concert with the orchestra of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and the orchestra of Teatro dell'Opera di Roma on the evening before the 1990 FIFA World Cup Final. The recording, released on the Decca Classics label, won the Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Performance in 1991 at the 33rd Grammy Awards.[1] It is the best-selling classical album of all time[2] and led to a shift in the way the music industry marketed classical recordings.
Impact
This first Three Tenors performance and recording led to thirty-three additional concerts with Carreras, Domingo, and Pavarotti, as well as three more live audio and video albums. All were best-sellers.
The unexpected success of the album among general audiences led to a restructuring of the classical music industry into separate "core classical" and "strategic classical" areas. With the latter category, the industry now geared its focus toward reaching new audiences via intense performer-centric marketing strategies.[3]
Track listing
No. | Title | Song Information | Length |
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1. | "È la solita storia (Lamento Di Federico)" (sung by José Carreras) | Act II of L'arlesiana by Francesco Cilea | 4:21 |
2. | "O paradis" (sung by Plácido Domingo) | Act IV of L'Africaine by Giacomo Meyerbeer | 3:12 |
3. | "Recondita armonia" (sung by Luciano Pavarotti) | Act I of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini | 2:37 |
4. | "Dein ist mein ganzes Herz" (sung by Plácido Domingo) | from Das Land des Lächelns by Franz Lehár | 3:36 |
5. | "Rondine al nido" (sung by Luciano Pavarotti) | written by Vincenzo De Crescenzo | 3:35 |
6. | "Core 'ngrato (Catari)" (sung by José Carreras) | written by Salvatore Cardillo | 3:28 |
7. | "Torna a Surriento" (sung by Luciano Pavarotti) | written by Ernesto de Curtis | 2:52 |
8. | "Granada" (sung by José Carreras) | written by Agustín Lara | 3:41 |
9. | "No puede ser" (sung by Plácido Domingo) | from La tabernera del puerto by Pablo Sorozábal | 2:43 |
10. | "Improvviso" (sung by José Carreras) | Act I of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano | 5:11 |
11. | "E lucevan le stelle" (sung by Plácido Domingo) | Act III of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini | 2:40 |
12. | "Nessun dorma" (sung by Luciano Pavarotti) | Act III of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini | 3:05 |
13. | "Maria / Tonight / 'O Paese d' 'o sole / Cielito lindo" (sung by The Three Tenors) | arranged by Lalo Schifrin | 5:31 |
14. | "Memory / Ochi tchorniye / Caminito / La Vie en rose" (sung by The Three Tenors) | arranged by Lalo Schifrin | 6:54 |
15. | "Mattinata / Wien, Wien, nur du allein / Amapola / 'O sole mio" (sung by The Three Tenors) | arranged by Lalo Schifrin | 8:06 |
16. | "'O sole mio" (sung by The Three Tenors) | written by Eduardo di Capua | 2:53 |
17. | "Nessun dorma" (sung by The Three Tenors) | Act III of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini | 3:30 |
Note
- Tracks 13–15 are part of a song medley. Tracks 16 and 17 are encores.
Personnel
- José Carreras – vocals
- Plácido Domingo – vocals
- Luciano Pavarotti – vocals
- Zubin Mehta – conductor
- Maggio Musicale Fiorentino – orchestra
- Teatro dell'Opera di Roma – orchestra
- Lalo Schifrin – arranger
Charts
Weekly charts
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Re-releases
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Year-end chart
Chart (1994 re-release) |
Peak position |
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US Classical Albums[12] | 3 |
Sales and certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[13] | 4× Platinum | 280,000^ |
Austria (IFPI Austria)[14] | 2× Platinum | 100,000* |
Canada (Music Canada)[15] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Norway (IFPI Norway)[16] | Platinum | 50,000* |
Germany (BVMI)[17] | Platinum | 500,000^ |
Mexico (AMPROFON)[18] | Gold | 100,000^ |
Poland (ZPAV)[19] | 2× Platinum | 200,000* |
Sweden (GLF)[20] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[21] | Gold | 25,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[22] | 5× Platinum | 1,500,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[23] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
See also
References
- ^ Associated Press. "A List of the Honored". New York Times. February 21, 1991
- ^ Classical music magazine – Volume 17 – Page 39 1994 "And then there's the three tenors phenomenon: The London recording from the 1990 concert became the biggest-selling classical album of all time, having now topped 10-million units throughout the world, and the new Teldec release of last "
- ^ Rutter, Paul (2011). The Music Industry Handbook. Routledge. p. 201. ISBN 9780203816851.
- ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ^ "Listas Afyve 1990 Albumes".
- ^ a b UK Album Chart: In Concert
- ^ a b c d e f g "CARRERAS / DOMINGO / PAVAROTTI / MEHTA – IN CONCERT (ALBUM)". Swedishcharts.com (with additional world wide chart information).
- ^ a b "CARRERAS / DOMINGO / PAVAROTTI / MEHTA – IN CONCERT (ALBUM)". Norwegiancharts.com (with additional world wide chart information). Archived from the original on 2016-04-03.
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- ^ "ARIA End Of Year Albums 1990". Australian Recording Industry Association. 1991. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Austrian album certifications – Carreras/Domingo/Pavarotti – Three Tenors Concert" (in German). IFPI Austria.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti – In Concert". Music Canada.
- ^ "IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti; 'In Concert')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
- ^ "Certificaciones 1999". AMPROFON (in Spanish). Facebook. 1999. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
- ^ "Wyróżnienia – Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 1996 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
- ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17.
- ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Three Tenors In Concert')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
- ^ "British album certifications – Carreras, Domingo & Pavarotti – The Three Tenors – In Concert". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type The Three Tenors – In Concert in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ "American album certifications – Three Tenors, The – In Concert". Recording Industry Association of America.