Born in Barcelona, opera singer José Carreras won international fame in the
1970s as one of the world's premier tenors, achieving iconic status as one of
the Three Tenors along with Luciano Pavarotti and Plácido Domingo.
Carreras studied music as a child at the Barcelona Conservatory and, at the age
of 11, made his debut at Liceu Opera Barcelona as Trujamán in Manuel de Falla's
'El Retablo De Maese Pedro'. Mario Lanza's singing in the 1951 film 'The Great
Caruso' inspired him and after further vocal training, he landed the small role
of Flavio in a 1970 production of Vincenzo ...