The Three Tenors

The Three Tenors

The Three Tenors is the name given to a series of collaborative concerts by José Carreras, Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti. The three tenors begin performing together with a debut concert at the Baths of Caracalla in Rome, held on the eve of the 1990 FIFA World Cup final in Italy. Zubin Mehta conducts the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and the Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma at that performance.

The concert idea is originally conceived by Italian manager and producer Mario Dradi. The first event raises money for Carreras's foundation and also serves as a public welcome back to opera for Carreras after treatment for leukemia, alongside his fellow singers Domingo and Pavarotti.

The trio continues to sing together in concerts produced by Hungarian promoter Tibor Rudas and others. They perform at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles for the 1994 World Cup finals, at the Champs de Mars below the Eiffel Tower in Paris during France '98, and in Yokohama during the 2002 tournament. They also appear in other cities around the world, usually in stadiums or other large outdoor venues.