Jose Carreras
Jose Carreras
Josep Maria Carreras i Coll, better known as José Carreras, is a Spanish tenor from Catalonia who is particularly known for his performances in the operas of 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, performed in the world's leading opera houses and in numerous recordings...
NationalitySpanish
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth5 December 1946
CountrySpain
In recitals, you are naked before the audience - well, naked with your jacket and tails. The audience sees and hears the real person, not some role you are interpreting.
Even out of severe difficulty, some positive things come.
I am an optimist and have always been one.
I cannot imagine stopping singing. It is so nice that I even do it as a hobby.
I have great emotion every time I go on stage. Nothing in life gives me the same satisfaction that my profession gives me.
I have thrown chairs, but only during football matches. Generally, I am well-behaved. I do not like to make people angry.
When you arrive at a certain level it's very easy to say yes: that is the moment to learn to say no.
Yes, you must have the courage of being free.
It's logical for us to sing, but not necessarily operatic pieces.
I've always been a big fan of the American soul sound.
I've always said that music is like literature.
Music isn't only a profession.
Yes, thanks to God... my life has a goal, much more important than my artistic activities, that is the struggle against Leukemia.
Italians have no sense of the dramatic.