The 3 Tenors: Paris 1998 [Live]

Giuseppe Pietri (Composer), Umberto Giordano (Composer), Agustin Lara (Composer), Edvard Grieg (Composer), Placido Jr. [son] Domingo (Composer), Lucio Dalla (Composer), Yves Hubert Giraud (Composer), Eduardo di Capua (Composer), Manuel Panella (Composer), Cesare Andrea Bixio (Composer), Ernesto de Curtis (Composer), Luiz Bonfa (Composer), Reveriano / Vert, Juan Soutullo (Composer), Giacomo Puccini (Composer), Guy d' Hardelot (Composer), Giovanni Battista Califano (Composer), Osman Perez Freire (Composer), Arturo Buzzi-Peccia (Composer), Franz [Vienna] Schubert (Composer), Rodolfo Falvo (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Giuseppe Pietri, Umberto Giordano, Agustin Lara, Edvard Grieg, Placido Jr. [son] Domingo, et al.
• Audio CD (August 18, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Atlantic
• ASIN: B000009N02
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #89,131 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #3 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Featured Performers, A-Z > Q to T > Three Tenors

Track Listings

1. Pietri: Io Conosco un Giardino (from Maristella) [Live]

2. Giordano: Amor Ti Vieta (from Fedora) [Live]

3. Lara: Granada, for voice & orchestra (with chorus ad lib) [Live]

4. Grieg: Jeg elsker Dig, song for voice & piano, Op. 5/3 [Live]

5. Domingo: Memoires de Danton [Live]

6. Dalla: Caruso, for voice & orchestra [Live]

7. Giraud: Sous le Ciel de Paris (Under Paris Skies), song [Live]

8. Lara: Solamente una vez, for voice & orchestra [Live]

9. Capua: Ah! Maria, Marí, song for voice & piano (or orchestra) [Live]

10. Panella: Torero Quiero [Live]

11. Bixio: Parlami d'amore, Mariu for voice & orchestra [Live]

12. de Curtis: , ca nun chiagne!, for voice & piano (or orchestra) [Live]

13. Bonfa: Manha de Carnaval (Morning of the Carnival), song [Live]

14. de Curtis: Ti voglio tanto bene, for voice & orchestra [Live]

15. de Curtis: Voce 'e notte! for voice & orchestra [Live]

16. Soutullo: La Quiero Desterrar de Tu Pecho el Temor [Live]

17. Puccini: Nessun Dorma (from Turandot) [Live]

18. DHardelot: Parce que (Because), for voice & piano [Live]

19. Capua: O sole mio, for voice & piano [Live]

20. Califano: O Surdato Nnammurato [Live]

See all 26 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

If you think you've heard it all, you're wrong. The three big guys are indeed back, in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower, with a rabidly enthusiastic crowd to welcome them. They sing many favorites-- "Granada," "Because," "Nessun dorma"--and there are a pair of medleys: one devoted to love songs, and one called "Medley of the World," which ends with a rendition of "You'll Never Walk Alone" that might just bring tears to your eyes. If the truth be known, the three tenors have put on 8 years since we first heard them together, and a fair amount of bloom is off their rose-like voices--with Domingo's ardency sounding a bit hard-edged, Carreras's tone even more spread than before, and some of Pavarotti's gold tarnished and his breath shorter. Suffice it to say that older CDs by these three formerly-really-great tenors are worth their weight in gold, compared to the bronze you'll find here. But the classy James Levine at the helm keeps the "event" going with passion, and it's hard not to get caught up in the excitement. --Robert Levine

USA Today

Pavarotti sounds old, Carreras' execution is haphazard and even Domingo is strangely uninteresting here.

Customer Reviews

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Night In Paris!, January 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The 3 Tenors: Paris 1998 (Audio CD)

Some refreshing arias and songs were well accepted by this music listener! However, the apparrent age is looking over Domingo's and Pavarotti's shoulders! Domingo instilled a harsh edginess with his vocals where as Carreras ,I thought, outshined them all! As for Pavarotti, well, his screeching has got to go! When he sang his first three note from Verdi's " Luisa Miller" most famous aria "quando le sere al placido", I knew that it was not Pavarotti's night! Jose Carreras sang beautifully! He may be a shade lighter in sound, but he expresses what he sings and transfers that feeling to you, the audience better than anyone in the opera world! Very Sinatra-like I would say. The medleys were well thought out and in my opinion, the best of the three concerts so far! I already have my tickets to see the Three Tenors In Concert in July of '99 in Detroit. CAN'T WAIT!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Standing Ovation !!!, September 23, 2001

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Ken Manspeaker (Richmond, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The 3 Tenors: Paris 1998 (Audio CD)

Once again, the Tenors electrified the world. It was estimated that over 1.6 billion viewers saw this extraordinary display of musical genius.
The Pavarotti rendition of "Nessun Dorma" was breathtaking as he "hit" his famous high C with VINCERO!!!
With the exception of "Nessun Dorma & Caruso", I felt that it
was Domingo who carried the show. His voice style changes so dramatically to fit the mood and melody of each song.
Carreras, I felt, was lacking the "oomph" in his solos on this tour. However, no one can top Carreras when a line needs to be delivered that has "deep-gut" emotional feelings, almost mad sounding, i.e. the song "Because" -- listen when he sings "his love makes mangle of devile...", you'll understand what I mean.
Combine the Three together and you have pure brilliance. Listen to the song "You'll Never Walk Alone" is almost patriotic like.
"O' Sole Mio" and the show stopper "La Donna Mobile" left the people standing and cheering.
The Paris setting was spectacular. James Levine was his normal go lucky conductor self as he makes the viewing audience and the orchestra feel at ease with his upbeat facial expressions.
An awesome addition to your collection. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to see why the world has labled them "The Three Tenors." BRAVO

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not the best tenors album., May 2, 2000

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Jose L. Lobato "dralekhine2" (Mexico City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The 3 Tenors: Paris 1998 (Audio CD)

First of all, the change of the conductor. We were used to the thundering conducting of Mehta. Then, Pavarotti is not the same man that he was in '94 and in '90. His range fell a lot. Then, he dared to sing a song that is traditionally sang by Domingo (Granada) It lacks opera arias. Not a good purchase. Buy the first or the second albums.