Carreras · Domingo · Pavarotti: The Three Tenors in Concert / Mehta

Truly outstanding voicesOnly Caruso tops them

Carreras, Pavarotti and Domingo possess amazingly strong voices. Just listen to the magnificent Nessun Dorma on this cd and hear for yourself. After the tv broadcast of the concert, I decided to purchase the cd. These tenors have an extraordinary talent that they are willing to share with the world.

If you have never been exposed to Opera, you will want to start with The Three Tenors! This concert is possibly the best, of the series of concerts they have done! The Tenors are warm, and accesible, they please and charm the average ear, and end up proving that Opera is for everyone! One would have to be dead to not fall in love with Opera through this endeavor! Some may discrimiate against the popular songs included, but they are to be enjoyed in the spirit of fun and passion they are presented in! The competitive spirit of the Tenors is something to relish in!

Who cares if the English is mis-pronounced? If anything, it adds to the charm! Don't be the only one to not see, and hear this event of a lifetime! I give this cd(or dvd) as a gift, as often as I can!

Of their three concerts I think this one is the best, mainly because the Tenors stuck to more opera than American songs and broadway, their English diction is dreadful. This concert showed the purity of beautiful music untarnished by the sentiments of the contemporary world. What can be more magical than having Zubin Mehta on the poteum in the Baths of Caracalla in Rome. Jose Carreras was beautiful throughout with his rendition of La lamento di Frederico, but especially in Core n'grato. Mehta is sensational. He plays with such beauty but with so much command. The strings in the orchestra were breathtaking and the solo flutist in Rondo al nido was amazing. All three of the Tenors concerts were good but their first is simply the best.

This is my favourite,before the formula became "stale",it is by no means the best,the Chicago one in my opinion takes that accolade, but the athmosphere on this is special, and domingo's rendition of "You are my hearts delight" is a real treat. Some parts are unintentionally funny, such as their duet of "la vie en rose" images of "piaf" and waif like sparrows dying for love, were conjured up,the look on pavarotti's face said it all. Zubin Mehta conducted with aplomb,and there duet of o solo mio was sublime,the end a rollicking rendition of Nessum Dorma was what a good sing song is all about!