Jose Carreras of the Three Tenors Retires from Opera
Cancer survivor Jose Carreras, of the Three Tenors, tells the Times on Friday that he is officially saying goodbye to singing opera.
Jose Carreras, one of the Three Tenors, has announced his retirement from opera in an interview with British newspaper, the Times, on Friday.
The Spanish opera performer who alongside group members Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti, said, "If I can do a concert recitals, adapting the repertoire to my needs, then no problem; that's good enough. But with operas, unless the right circumstances come up, my career is done."
According to Reuters, Carreras, 62, formed the Three Tenors, in the early 1990s, with Domingo and Pavarotti.
The trio would earn a successful career following recordings and concert tours, as stated by entertainment.timesonline.co.uk.
Sadly, Pavarotti died in 2007 due to pancreatic cancer.
Now, Spain's Domingo will be the only other surviving member since Carreras's farewell. "We were, without being presumptuous, the most popular tenors of the day. We did (Italia '90) in a very genuine and spontaneous way. We thought, let's get together. We were all football fans," shared Carreras.
Carreras said he is very fortunate to have outlived leukemia, saying, "I remember this every day. The help from above is very important."
