The Three Tenors: Paris 1998

The Three Tenors: Paris 1998
(Left to right) José Carreras, Plácido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, and James Levine
Live album by
The Three Tenors
Released18 August 1998
Recorded10 July 1998,
Paris
Genreopera, operatic pop
Length1:14:16
LabelAtlantic / Warner Music
ProducerTibor Rudas,
Christopher Raeburn
The Three Tenors chronology
The Three Tenors in Concert 1994
(1994) 		The Three Tenors: Paris 1998
(1998) 		The Three Tenors Christmas
(2000)
Singles from The Three Tenors: Paris 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The Three Tenors: Paris 1998 (re-released with the subtitle The Concert of the Century) is a live album by José Carreras, Plácido Domingo, and Luciano Pavarotti with conductor James Levine. The album was recorded at a Three Tenors concert on 10 July 1998 during celebrations for the FIFA World Cup. The concert took place in front of the Eiffel Tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. The Orchestre de Paris accompanied the singers. The audience at the live concert numbered around 150,000 people.[2] A sound system and large screens were placed along the Champ de Mars for the crowds further back to see and hear the performance.[2] Producer Tibor Rudas claimed prior to the concert that 2 billion viewers were expected to watch the televised performance worldwide.[3]

As in their two previous recorded concerts in Rome in 1990 and Los Angeles in 1994, Spanish tenors Carreras and Domingo and their Italian colleague Pavarotti performed a variety of operatic arias, Neapolitan songs, zarzuela romanzas, art songs, and popular music. Atlantic Records and Warner Music jointly released the audio version of the concert on 18 August 1998, while Universal Music and Decca Records released the video album on VHS and DVD. The album went gold in the United States and France.[4][5]

Track listing

No.TitleSong InformationLength
1."Io Conosco un Giardino" (sung by José Carreras)from Maristella by Giuseppe Pietri2:11
2."Amor ti vieta" (sung by Plácido Domingo)from Act II of Fedora by Umberto Giordano1:52
3."Granada" (sung by Luciano Pavarotti)written by Agustín Lara3:00
4."Jeg elsker Dig (I Love but Thee)" (sung by José Carreras)written by Edvard Grieg2:50
5."Memoires de Danton" (sung by Plácido Domingo)written by Plácido Domingo Jr.4:02
6."Caruso" (sung by Luciano Pavarotti)written by Lucio Dalla5:27
7."Sous le ciel de Paris (Under Paris Skies)" (sung by The Three Tenors)written by Jean Dréjac and Hubert Giraud1:55
8."Solamente una vez" (sung by The Three Tenors)written by Agustín Lara2:08
9."Ah! Maria, Marí" (sung by The Three Tenors)written by Eduardo di Capua1:45
10."Torero Quiero" (sung by The Three Tenors)from El gato montés by Manuel Penella1:05
11."Parlami d'amore" (sung by The Three Tenors)written by Cesare Andrea Bixio2:49
12."Tu, ca nun chiagne!" (sung by The Three Tenors)written by Ernesto de Curtis2:36
13."Manhã de Carnaval" (sung by The Three Tenors)written by Luiz Bonfá / Antônio Maria2:24
14."Ti voglio tanto bene" (sung by The Three Tenors)written by Ernesto de Curtis / Domenico Furno3:12
15."Voce 'e notte!" (sung by José Carreras)written by Ernesto de Curtis3:39
16."Quiero Desterrar de Tu Pecho el Temor" (sung by Plácido Domingo)from La del Soto del Parral [es] by Reveriano Soutullo / Juan Vert4:52
17."Nessun Dorma" (sung by Luciano Pavarotti)from Act III of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini2:58
18."Parce que (Because)" (sung by The Three Tenors)written by Frank Teschemacher / Guy d'Hardelot2:05
19."O sole mio" (sung by The Three Tenors)written by Eduardo di Capua2:01
20."'O surdato 'nnammurato" (sung by The Three Tenors)written by Aniello Califano / Enrico Cannio1:54
21."Ay, Ay, Ay" (sung by The Three Tenors)written by Osmán Pérez Freire3:09
22."Lolita" (sung by The Three Tenors)written by Arturo Buzzi-Peccia2:36
23."Ständchen" (sung by The Three Tenors)composed by Franz Schubert3:13
24."Dicitencello vuje" (sung by The Three Tenors)written by Rodolfo Falvo3:34
25."Core 'ngrato (Catari)" (sung by The Three Tenors)written by Salvatore Cardillo3:35
26."You'll Never Walk Alone" (sung by The Three Tenors)written by Oscar Hammerstein II / Richard Rodgers3:24

Tracks 7–14 and 18-26 are medleys.

Chart performance

Chart (1998) Peak
position
Australia[6] 16
Austria[6] 8
Belgium (Flanders)[6] 14
Belgium (Wallonia)[6] 8
Dutch[6] 27
Finnish[6] 23
France[6] 6
Germany[6] 3
New Zealand[6] 10
Swedwn[6] 39
Swiss[6] 10
UK[7] 14
US[8][9] 83
US Classical[10] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1998) Position
German Albums Chart[11] 81

Certifications

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Steven Thomas. The 3 Tenors: The Concert of the Century (Paris 1998) – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Dauncey, Hugh; Hare, Geoff (2014). France and the 1998 World Cup: The National Impact of a World Sporting Event. London: Routledge. p. 194. ISBN 978-1135228620.
  3. ^ Swed, Mark (July 10, 1998). "The Three Tenors' Cup Runneth Over". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "American album certifications – The Three Tenors – THREE TENORS - PARIS 1998". Recording Industry Association of America.
  5. ^ a b "French album certifications – Domingo – LES 3 TENORS A PARIS 1998" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "CARRERAS / DOMINGO / PAVAROTTI WITH LEVINE - THE 3 TENORS - PARIS 1998 (ALBUM)". lescharts.com (French charts with additional information from other countries).
  7. ^ "The 3 tenors in paris". Official Charts (UK).
  8. ^ "Billboard 200: October 31, 1998 (final week on chart—hover over album listing for "wks on chart" and "peak position" information)". Billboard.
  9. ^ "Billboard 200: September 12, 1998 (album peak position)". Billboard.
  10. ^ "Billboard Classical Albums: January 8, 2000 (hover over album listing for "wks on chart" and "peak position" information)". Billboard.
  11. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  12. ^ "Austrian album certifications – Carreras/Domingo/Pavarotti – Three Tenors, Paris 98"" (in German). IFPI Austria.
  13. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Paris 1998')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  14. ^ "British album certifications – Pavarotti/Domingo/Carreras – The 3 Tenors In Paris". British Phonographic Industry.
  15. ^ "French video certifications – Domingo – LES 3 TENORS A PARIS 1998" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  16. ^ "British video certifications – Pavarotti/Domingo/Carreras – The 3 Tenors - Paris 1998". British Phonographic Industry.
  17. ^ "American video certifications – The Three Tenors – THREE TENORS - PARIS 1998". Recording Industry Association of America.