The Three Tenors – The Birth of a Legend

Synopsis

Excitement after a spectacular open-air concert. At the 1990 Football World Cup, the three tenors, José Carreras, Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti met the first time together with the conductor Zubin Mehta for an extraordinary musical experience. Six thousand excited live viewers and one billion watching on television. The beginning of a new era of classical music. In the following years, the 3 Tenors held audiences around the world under their spell in over thirty performances. They helped to bring about an unexpected flourishing of classical music. The concert in the Caracalla Baths of Rome was the Birth of a Legend. The programme interweaves performance and background information, including previously unseen material.

Additional Info

• No: 9866
• Conductor: Zubin Mehta
• Orchestra: Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma and the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
• Artists: Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo and José Carreras
• Production year: 2015
• Run time: 01:15:00
• Director: Claus Wischmann
• Producers: C Major Entertainment, sounding images, in Association with ZDF, in Cooperation with ARTE
• Format: HDTV 16:9