In his teens, Carreras studied at the Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu. He made his debut at the Liceu as Flavio in Norma, coming to the attention of the famous soprano Montserrat Caballé, who sang the title role. She invited him to sing in a production of Donizetti's Lucrezia Borgia, his first major breakthrough.
Carreras also sang with Caballé in his 1971 London stage debut at age 24, a concert performance of Maria Stuarda. In subsequent years, the two singers sang in more than fifteen different operas together.
In 1972, he made his American debut as Pinkerton in Madame Butterfly. In 1974, he made his debut at the Vienna State Opera as the Duke of Mantua, as Alfredo in La Traviata at the Royal Opera House and as Cavaradossi in Tosca at the Metropolitan Opera. The following year, Carreras made his debut at La Scala as Riccardo in Un Ballo in Maschera. By the age of 28, Carreras had sung the lead tenor in twenty-four different operas. During the 1970s, Carreras's collaborations with fiery Hungarian soprano Sylvia Sass - both on stage and in the recording studio - were among the highlights of his amazing career.
In 1987, at the height of his career, Carreras was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and was given a 1 in 10 chance of survival. After enduring almost a year of treatment including radiation, chemotherapy, and an autologous bone marrow transplant, he was able to resume his singing career.
In 1988, he founded the José Carreras International Leukaemia Foundation, a charity which gives financial support to leukemia research and the registration of bone marrow donors. Since 1995, he has presented a yearly live televised benefit gala concert in Leipzig to raise funds for the foundation. Over 62 million euros have been raised by this event. Star guests in the 2006 gala will be Udo Jürgens, Paul Young, Robin Gibb, Peter Maffay, Udo Lindenberg, Rosenstolz, Evelin, Klaus Meine, Ben, Annett Louisan, Stefan Gwildis and Nina Hagen, accompanied by the Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg under the direction of Scott Lawton.
In 1990, hundreds of millions of people around the world watched The Three Tenors (Carreras, Plácido Domingo, and Luciano Pavarotti) give a concert at the opening of the World Cup in Rome. It was originally conceived to raise money for Carreras' foundation and also as a way for his colleagues, Domingo and Pavarotti, to welcome their colleague back to the world of opera.
In addition to opera, Carreras has also performed lighter genres such as Zarzuela. He also recorded West Side Story with conductor Leonard Bernstein.
Carreras is mostly admired for his Verdi and Puccini roles.
Because
José Carreras Lyrics
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My love, and envies me because you're mine
Because you're mine because you're mine
The breeze that hurries by becomes a melody
And why, because you're mine, because you're mine
I only know for as long as I may live
I'll only live for the kiss that you alone may give me
And when we kiss that isn't thunder dear
Because you're mine! because you're mine!
Because you're mine the brightest star I see looks down
My love, and envies me because you're mine
Because you're mine because you're mine
The breeze that hurries by becomes a melody
And why, because you're mine, because you're mine
I only know for as long as I may live
I'll only live for the kiss that you alone may give me
And when we kiss that isn't thunder dear
It's only my poor heart you hear, and it's applause
The song "Because" is a powerful love ballad that expresses the intense emotions and feelings of a lover who cherishes their partner. The song is a duet by famous tenors José Carreras, Luciano Pavarotti, and Plácido Domingo, collectively known as the Three Tenors.
The lyrics describe the overwhelming joy and happiness that their partner brings into their lives. The starry night sky and the gentle breeze seem to become more beautiful and melodious, simply because their lover is by their side. The singer's heart beats only for their partner, and they live for their partner's loving kiss. The song also mentions the emotional fulfillment that the lovers feel when they are together, and how their love is acknowledged and celebrated.
Overall, the song is a beautiful tribute to the power of love, and how the presence of one's partner can transform even the simplest things into moments of beauty and joy.
Line by Line Meaning
Because you're mine the brightest star I see looks down
My love, and envies me because you're mine
The singer believes that the brightest star in the sky envies them because they have the love of the person they're singing to.
Because you're mine because you're mine
The reason for the singer's happiness is solely because of the love they have for the person they're singing to.
The breeze that hurries by becomes a melody
And why, because you're mine, because you're mine
The singer finds joy in even the simplest things like the sound of the breeze because they associate it with the love of the person they're singing to.
I only know for as long as I may live
I'll only live for the kiss that you alone may give me
The artist's purpose in life is to receive the love and affection of the person they're singing to.
And when we kiss that isn't thunder dear
It's only my poor heart you hear, and it's applause
The artist's heart beats so loudly with love that it may sound like thunder, but they know it's just their heart applauding the love they have with the person they're singing to.
Because you're mine! because you're mine!
The repeated line emphasizes the overwhelming joy and happiness the singer feels solely because of the love they have for the person they're singing to.
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Written by: NICHOLAS BRODSZKY, SAMMY CAHN
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Very best timbre of voice, his singing is always special, love and bravo!