Sofia is expecting the arrival of the world-renowned tenor Jose Carreras, who will stage a major concert for all classic lovers in Bulgaria. Photo by www.grenzlandhalle.at
Sofia is expecting the arrival of the world-renowned tenor Jose Carreras, who will stage a major concert for all classic lovers in Bulgaria.
The tenor will arrive Thursday evening to take part in this year's Sofia Arts Salon. He will be accompanied by a team of 8 people including the his son Albert and his daughter in law Ingrid and the famous conductor David Jimenes.
Carreras was born on December 5, 1946 in Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia. At eight he gave his first public performance, singing ‘La Donna e Mobile' on Spanish National Radio. At eleven, he was on the stage of Barcelona's opera house, the Gran Teatro del Liceo, singing the boy soprano role of the narrator in de Falla's El retablo de Maese Pedro.
He studied at first with Francisco Puig and later with Juan Ruax, whom he has described as his artistic father.
Since 1988, Carreras has dedicated an important part of his time and energy to the "Jose Carreras International Leukaemia Foundation". A charity he founded to raise necessary funds to fight against leukaemia.