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The Best of the Three Tenors
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  1. Audio CD: Release Date 2002-06-11
  2. Publisher: Decca
  3. Artist: Luciano Pavarotti
  4. Sales Rank in Music: #8299

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CARRERAS / DOMINGO / PAVAROTTI THE BEST OF THE 3 TENORS

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Back in 1990, three of the world's most celebrated tenors--namely, José Carreras, Plácido Domingo, and Luciano Pavarotti--combined forces to create the Three Tenors, now celebrated on a best-of CD. They gave their first concert in Rome. The event was recorded and went on to become one of the best-selling classical titles of all time.

This latest release brings together tracks from that night in Rome (including "Nessun dorma" and a competitive rendition of "O sole mio") with music performed in a 1994 concert in Los Angeles and at the 1998 event in Paris where the Three Tenors sang to an audience of thousands with the Eiffel Tower as their backdrop.

The 22 tracks making up The Best of the Three Tenors range from operatic standards, such as the joyful "Brindisi" from La Traviata, to popular songs like "Singin' in the Rain" and "You'll Never Walk Alone" (from Carousel). There are no solos on this disc; each piece is performed by all three singers. And with plenty of applause and cheering to be heard, not to mention the sense of fun in the singers' voices, the disc captures the atmosphere of these extraordinary musical events. --Rebecca Agnew

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4.5 out of 5 stars (22 customer reviews)

51 of 53 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The best from the three greatest..., August 10, 2005
PhantomOfTheOpera "Maria" (Norway) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Best of the Three Tenors (Audio CD)
The first thing we must establish here is that this is not meant to be opera. This is three exceptionally talented tenors enjoying themselves and giving tremendous joy to those listening by singing mostly popular "evergreens" and also some operatic arias. The beauty in music lies in the diversity, in my opinion. One can better appreciate one type of music when one knows about the others. And why should we limit ourselves to listen to just one genre in music. It would be the same as having steak for dinner every day for the rest of your life, wouldn't it? So why should we limit three wonderful tenors to only sing operatic arias for the rest of their lives? If so we wouldn't have "Maria", "You'll never walk alone", "Singing in the rain" or any of the evergreens on this recording and that would be a shame.

There are no solos on the cd. I think I've read somewhere that they felt there had been enough "three tenors cd's" and if they were to release yet another one it would be...Read more


16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful and moving!, October 20, 2004
Collen Jamison (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Best of the Three Tenors (Audio CD)
I got this CD as a gift and it changed my life! I was always a rocker and liked classical music, but never was much into this genre of music. This album changed all of that. Since getting the three tenors I've found a whole new world out there. Thank you guys!


13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Just Like the Real Thing!, July 13, 2005
Monica (Virginia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Best of the Three Tenors (Audio CD)
A few years ago I was lucky enough to actually see a Three Tenors concert. The experience was amazing. Later I bought this CD. I was so happy when I listened to it because the CD captures the mood of being present at the concert. I like the variety and every time I play it, I am taken back to my personal experience at the concert. Hearing the audiences on the CD really gets you excited about hearing this amazing trio.

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