The legendary tenors José Carreras, Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti, together with conductor Zubin Mehta, celebrated the finale to soccer’s 1994 World Cup with a concert described as probably the biggest single musical event in history .
Brought together for the 1990 World Cup in Italy, The 3 Tenors and Mehta joined forces again, this time in Los Angeles Dodger Stadium on July 16th 1994 with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Los Angeles Music Center Opera Chorus, to perform a selection of operatic arias and international favourites specially orchestrated by composer/arranger Lalo Schifrin.
The result is an outstanding film, reflecting a unique event, featuring three legendary performers who share a united passion for opera and football.
THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER
OVERTURE – Bernstein, Candide
O SOUVERAIN, Ô JUGE, Ô PÈRE – Massenet, Le Cid, José Carreras
QUANDO LE SERE AL PLACIDO – Verdi, Luisa Miller, Plácido Domingo
POURQUOI ME RÉVEILLER – Massenet, Werther, Luciano Pavarotti
WITH A SONG IN MY HEART – José Carreras
Rodgers – Spring is here, arr Newman & Darby, adap. Palmer
GRANADA – Lara, arr. Hayes, Plácido Domingo
NON TI SCORDAR DI ME – De Curtis, arr. Mancini, Luciano Pavarotti
A TRIBUTE TO HOLLYWOOD – The 3 Tenors
Medley arranged & orchestrated by Lalo Schifrin
My Way, Moon River, Because, Singin’ in the Rain
MARCHE HONGROISE (RÁKÓCZY) – Berlioz, La Damnation de Faust
TU, CA NUN CHIAGNE – De Curtis, arr. Lozi, José Carreras
AMOR, VIDA DE MI VIDA – Moreno-Rottoba Maravilla, Plácido Domingo
AVE MARIA – Schubert, arr. Schifrin, Luciano Pavarotti
E LUCEVAN LE STELLE -Puccini, Tosca, José Carreras
VESTI LA GIUBBA – Leoncavallo Pagliacci, Plácido Domingo
NESSUN DORMA! – Puccini, Turandot, Luciano Pavarotti
AROUND THE WORLD – The 3 Tenors
Medley arranged & orchestrated by Lalo Schifrin
America, All I ask of you, Funiculì, Funiculà, Sous les ponts de Paris
Brazil,Be my love, Marechiare Lippen schweigen
Santa Lucia luntana, Those were the days, Te Quiero dijiste, Torna a Surriento
ENCORES – The 3 Tenors
LA DONNA È MOBILE, Verdi, Rigoletto
LIBIAMO NE LIETI CALICI (BRINDISI), Verdi,La traviata
NESSUN DORMA! – Puccini,Turandot
José Carreras, Plácido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Los Angeles Music Center Opera Chorus
Zubin Mehta
Created and Produced by Tibor Rudas
Special medleys & Ave Maria arranged by Lalo Schifrin
Director: William Cosel
THE VISION: THE MAKING OF THE 3 TENORS IN CONCERT 1994
The Vision gives you the chance to look behind the scenes and watch as the story of The Making of The 3 Tenors in Concert 1994 unfolds.
With Budapest’s Heroes Square as the inspiration, a baseball stadium is transformed into the greatest amphitheatre ever built, combining classical architecture with the beauty of nature.
A vast array of contracts are agreed, the repertoire is chosen (changed and chosen again!), including medleys specially arranged by renowned composer Lalo Schifrin, an orchestra and chorus are prepared, sound and live recording equipment is installed… and Los Angeles’ busy air traffic is persuaded to keep away from the stadium during the concert.
From an intimate charity concert in Monte Carlo in June, there is exclusive film of The 3 Tenors relaxing, rehearsing and in concert performing Libiamo ne lieti calici and Granada . And six weeks later in Los Angeles, Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti and Mehta are captured at their final dress rehearsal before the momentous 1994 concert.
Finally, as World Cup fever and tenor-mania grip Los Angeles simultaneously, four of classical music’s premier and most popular talents combine to perform La donna é mobile from the concert that enthralled the world.