{"id":38772,"date":"2018-03-13T01:25:14","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T08:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=38772"},"modified":"2018-03-13T01:26:05","modified_gmt":"2018-03-13T08:26:05","slug":"jose-carreras-to-perform-in-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=38772","title":{"rendered":"Jos\u00e9 Carreras to Perform in Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>World renown Spanish tenor Jos\u00e9 Carreras will perform in Israel as part of the International M\u00e9diterran\u00e9e Festival in Ashdod. The opera legend is on his farewell tour and will perform one show only, on June 13, 2018 with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, conducted by David Gim\u00e9nez, with special guest Daniela Lugasi.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38774\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38774\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/012960-rgb-bis.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-38774 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/012960-rgb-bis.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/012960-rgb-bis.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/012960-rgb-bis-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38774\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jos\u00e9 Carreras \/Photo courtesy of PR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Carreras is known by many as one of the Three Tenors, along with\u00a0Pl\u00e1cido Domingo\u00a0and\u00a0Luciano Pavarotti. The three began performing together in 1990, and continued until 2003. Carreras, who was born in Barcelona in 1946, is best known for his performances of Verdi and Puccini. He began singing as a child, making his debut at the early age of 11, and has performed over 60 roles over the course of his career, including roles in Tosca, Carmen, La Boh\u00e8me, Don Carlo, and many more.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kFsI-czkebc?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nCarreras has also devoted attention to humanitarian work, as president of the\u00a0Jos\u00e9 Carreras International Leukaemia\u00a0Foundation. The foundation was established following his own recovery from the disease in 1988. In addition to opera, Carreras has ventured into other musical genres and mediums. He&#8217;s recorded two musicals, West Side Story and South Pacific, singing together with Kiri Te Kanawa. Carreras has also appeared in films, portraying the 19<sup>th<\/sup> century Spanish tenor Juli\u00e1n Gayarre\u00a0in\u00a0<em>Romanza Final<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38775\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38775\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Carreras-038-alta-467x700.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-38775 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Carreras-038-alta-467x700-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Carreras-038-alta-467x700-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Carreras-038-alta-467x700.jpg 467w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38775\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jos\u00e9 Carreras \/Photo courtesy of PR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The performance will take place at the \u00a0 Ashdod Amphitheatre, on June 13, 2018.Ticket sales will open to the public on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at 14:00, and may be ordered from Ticketmaster *9964. Early bird sales for CAL credit card customers include a 50 NIS discount, and will open Tuesday, March 13<sup>th<\/sup> at 14:00. Ticket prices: orchestra 690 NIS, Section B 650 NIS, Sections C &amp; A 490 NIS, Sections G \u2013 D 350 NIS, Sections K \u2013 H 230 NIS, lawn 160 NIS.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World renown Spanish tenor Jos\u00e9 Carreras will perform in Israel as part of the International M\u00e9diterran\u00e9e Festival in Ashdod. The opera legend is on his farewell tour and will perform one show only, on June 13, 2018 with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, conducted by David Gim\u00e9nez, with special guest Daniela Lugasi. 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