José Carreras worked in music at a period when the art was changing shape around them.
The record lists José Carreras as Catalan tenor (born 1946).
José Carreras was born at Spain in 1946. His recorded nationality is Spain. He trained at Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu.
Broadcast radio, the LP and the touring circuit made this the first era in which a musician could reach a mass audience without ever meeting it.
He worked as opera singer, recording artist and singer.
The instruments recorded are voice.
His work is classed as opera.
He performed with The Three Tenors.
A musical reputation rests on a handful of works that refuse to date.
The honours record reads: Bavarian Order of Merit, Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2004), Gold Medal of the Generalitat of Catalonia (1984) and Knight of the Legion of Honour (1997).
That the work came out of Spain shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.
Achievements
- Bavarian Order of Merit
- Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany — 2004
- Gold Medal of the Generalitat of Catalonia — 1984
- Knight of the Legion of Honour — 1997
- Grand Officer of the Order of the Star of Romania
- Instruments: voice
- Genres: opera
