Biography:One of the three tenors, Carreras debuted with the New York Metropolitan Opera in 1974, as Cavaradossi in Puccini's 'Tosca". He later debuted at La Scala, Milan in 1975, as Riccardo in Verdi's "Un ballo in maschera".
In 1988, he established the José Carreras International Leukemia Foundation, after his own diagnosis and recovery from the disease.
1990-07-07 1st 'Three Tenors' concert featuring Plácido Domingo, José Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti at Baths of Caracalla in Rome; recording becomes world's best-selling classical record
1994-07-16 "The Three Tenors" Plácido Domingo, José Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti, perform with Los Angeles Philharmonic and chorus of the Los Angeles Opera, conducted by Zubin Mehta at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California; an estimated 1.3 billion viewers wathc worldwide broadcast
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