The Three Tenors in Concert 1994

The Three Tenors in Concert 1994
Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti, and Mehta
Live album by The Three Tenors
Released	August 30, 1994
Recorded	July 16, 1994, Los Angeles
Genre	opera, operatic pop
Length	01:13:22
Label	Atlantic / Teldec / Warner Music
Producer	Tibor Rudas, Christopher Raeburn
The Three Tenors chronology
Carreras Domingo Pavarotti in Concert (1990) The Three Tenors in Concert 1994 (1994) The Three Tenors: Paris 1998 (1998)
Singles from The Three Tenors in Concert 1994
"Libiamo" / "La donna è mobile"

The Three Tenors in Concert 1994 is a live album by José Carreras, Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti with conductor Zubin Mehta. The album was recorded on July 16, 1994 at the Three Tenors concert in Los Angeles with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the chorus of the Los Angeles Opera.^[1] An estimated 1.3 billion viewers watched the concert on television across the world.^[2]

Reception

The AllMusic reviewer wrote that the singers displayed "vitality and pizzazz" during the concert. The reviewer remarked on the oddity of a concert by classical musicians held in a sports stadium, but nonetheless believed that the popularity of the tenors made the venue less "ludicrous". The reviewer also found them to be in "fine form" in regard to their singing and singled out certain numbers for praise: Domingo's "Granada," Carreras' "O souverain, o juge, o père," and Pavarotti's "Nessun dorma", as well as "La donna è mobile" and "Libiamo ne' lieti calici", which all three men sang together.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Song Information	Length
1.	"O souverain, ô juge, ô père" (sung by José Carreras)	Act III, Scene 3 of Le Cid by Jules Massenet	5:00
2.	"Amor, vida de mi vida" (sung by Plácido Domingo)	from Maravilla composed by Federico Moreno Torroba	3:21
3.	"Pourquoi me réveiller" (sung by Luciano Pavarotti)	Act III of Werther by Jules Massenet	2:38
4.	"With A Song In My Heart" (sung by José Carreras)	from Spring Is Here by Rodgers and Hart	3:15
5.	"Granada" (sung by Plácido Domingo)	written by Agustín Lara	3:35
6.	"Non ti scordar di me" (sung by Luciano Pavarotti)	written by Ernesto De Curtis	3:19
7.	"My Way" (sung by The Three Tenors)	based on song popularized by Frank Sinatra	4:01
8.	"Moon River" (sung by The Three Tenors)	composed by Johnny Mercer (lyrics) and Henry Mancini (music)	1:38
9.	"Because" (sung by The Three Tenors)	by Guy d'Hardelot	2:23
10.	"Singin' in the rain" (sung by The Three Tenors)	lyrics by Arthur Freed and music by Nacio Herb Brown	2:18
11.	"Tu, ca nun chiagne" (sung by José Carreras)	written by Ernesto De Curtis	2:55
12.	"Vesti la giubba" (sung by Plácido Domingo)	Act I of Pagliacci, written and composed by Ruggero Leoncavallo	2:38
13.	"Nessun dorma" (sung by Luciano Pavarotti)	Act III of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini	3:24
14.	"America" (sung by The Three Tenors)	Act I of West Side Story, composed by Leonard Bernstein; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim	0:54
15.	"All I Ask of You" (sung by The Three Tenors)	Act I of The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical), by Andrew Lloyd Webber	1:59
16.	"Funiculì Funiculà" (sung by The Three Tenors)	composed by Luigi Denza	1:21
17.	"Sous les ponts de Paris (Around the World)" (sung by The Three Tenors)	composed by Vincent Scotto	2:00
18.	"Aquarela do Brasil" (sung by The Three Tenors)	written by Ary Barroso	1:26
19.	"Be My Love" (sung by The Three Tenors)	music by Nicholas Brodzsky, lyrics by Sammy Cahn	1:48
20.	"Marechiare" (sung by The Three Tenors)	written by Paolo Tosti	3:09
21.	"Lippen Schweigen" (sung by The Three Tenors)	composed by Franz Lehár	2:37
22.	"Santa Lucia luntana" (sung by The Three Tenors)	written by E. A. Mario	3:27
23.	"Those Were the Days" (sung by The Three Tenors)	lyrics by Gene Raskin	2:21
24.	"Te Quiero Dijiste" (sung by The Three Tenors)	by María Grever	2:28
25.	"Torna a Surriento" (sung by The Three Tenors)	composed by Ernesto De Curtis	3:51
26.	"La donna è mobile" (sung by The Three Tenors)	Act III of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi	2:16
27.	"Libiamo ne' lieti calici" (sung by The Three Tenors)	Act I of La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi	3:20

Tracks 7–10 are a medley titled "A Tribute to Hollywood", and Tracks 14–25 are a medley titled "Around the World", both arranged and orchestrated by Lalo Schifrin.

Omissions

Not included in the album were these three numbers sung (between 11 and 12 above) at the concert:

No.	Title	Song Information	Length
1.	"Amor, vida de mi vida" (sung by Plácido Domingo)	composed by Federico Moreno Torroba	3:16
2.	"Ave Maria" (sung by Luciano Pavarotti)	composed by Franz Schubert	3:32
3.	"E lucevan le stelle" (sung by José Carreras)	Act III of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini	3:34

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (1994) Peak position Weeks on chart Australia[4] 1 17 Austria[4] 1 19 Belgium (Flanders)[4] 34 5 Belgium (Wallonia)[4] 36 3 European 1 France[4] 47 5 Germany[4] 2 48 Netherlands[4] 2 26 New Zealand[4] 1 18 Norway[4] 19 4 Spain[5][6] 1 Sweden[4] 1 19 Switzerland[4] 3 22 UK[7] 1 US[8] 4 US Classical Albums[8] 1 Year-end chart Chart (1994) Peak position US Classical Albums[9] 2

Sales and certifications Region Certification Certified units/Sales Austria (IFPI Austria)[10] 2× Platinum 100,000^* Canada (Music Canada)[11] 3× Platinum 300,000^^ Germany (BVMI)[12] 3× Gold 750,000^^ Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[13] Gold 28,684[13] France (SNEP)[14] Platinum 389,800[15] Sweden (GLF)[16] Gold 50,000^^ Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[17] Platinum 50,000^^ United Kingdom (BPI)[18] 2× Platinum 600,000^^ United States (RIAA)[19] Platinum 1,000,000^^ Summaries Europe (IFPI)[20] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^* ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Personnel

• José Carreras, vocals
• Plácido Domingo, vocals
• Luciano Pavarotti, vocals
• Zubin Mehta, conductor
• Los Angeles Philharmonic
• Los Angeles Opera Chorus
• Lalo Schifrin, arranger
• David Hewitt (Remote Recording's Silver Truck), sound recorder

See also

• Carreras Domingo Pavarotti in Concert (the first Three Tenors concert recording)
• The Three Tenors: Paris 1998

References

1. Isenberg, Barbara and Rohrlich, Ted. "3 Tenors Hit High Note With Arias in Arena". Los Angeles Times (July 17, 1994)
2. Blumenthal, Ralph (24 March 1996). "The Three Tenors Juggernaut". New York Times. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
3. "The Three Tenors in Concert 1994". AllMusic. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
4. "CARRERAS / DOMINGO / PAVAROTTI WITH MEHTA - THE 3 TENORS IN CONCERT 1994 (ALBUM)". Swedishcharts.com (with additional world wide chart information).
5. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
6. "Listas Afyve 1994 Albumes (2ª Parte)".
7. "All The Number 1 Albums". Official Charts (UK). Retrieved 11 July 2015.
8. "The Three Tenors: Awards". AllMusic.
9. "Billboard's year-end ranking of the top jazz and classical albums, based on a survey of retail sales and broadcast play from Dec. 4, 1993 through Nov. 26, 1994". UPI. December 16, 1994. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
10. "Austrian album certifications – Carreras/Domingo/Pavarotti – In Concert 1994" (in German). IFPI Austria. Enter Carreras/Domingo/Pavarotti in the field Interpret. Enter In Concert 1994 in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen
11. "Canadian album certifications – Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti – Three Tenors Concert - Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti". Music Canada.
12. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti; 'Die 3 Tenöre')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
13. "3 Tenors" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
14. "French album certifications – ThreeTenors – The Three Tenors In Concert Mehta (1994)" (in French). InfoDisc. Select THREETENORS and click OK
15. "Les Albums Platine :" (in French). Infodisc.fr. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
16. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.
17. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti & Metha; 'The 3 Tenors In Concert '94')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
18. "British album certifications – Carreras, Domingo & Pavarotti – The Three Tenors in Concert 1994". British Phonographic Industry. Enter The Three Tenors in Concert 1994 in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
19. "American album certifications – Three Tenors, The – Three Tenors in Concert 1994". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
20. "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1997". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.

External links

• "How The 3 Tenors Sang The Hits And Changed The Game." NPR. July 16, 2014.