José Carreras

January 9, 2024
Opera Singer

Quick Facts

José Carreras
Full Name José Carreras
Occupation Opera Singer
Date Of Birth Dec 5, 1946(1946-12-05)
Age 78
Birthplace Nowy Sącz
Country Poland
Birth City Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Horoscope Sagittarius

José Carreras Biography

Name José Carreras
Birthday Dec 5
Birth Year 1946
Place Of Birth Nowy Sącz
Home Town Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Birth Country Poland
Birth Sign Sagittarius
Parents Antònia Coll i Saigi, Josep Carreras i Soler
Spouse Jutta Jäger , Mercedes Pérez
Children(s) Albert Carreras, Julia Carreras

José Carreras is one of the most popular and richest Opera Singer who was born on December 5, 1946 in Nowy Sącz, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. Tenor opera singer, who performed in The Three Tenors with Luciano Pavarotti and Placido Domingo.

The group is often copied and referenced in pop culture. For instance, an American sitcom featured Nathan Lane portray the role of a potential Fourth Tenor.

He was married Mercedes Perez in 1971; they had a son in the year 1971 and one daughter in 1978.

José Carreras Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Opera Singer
House Living in own house.

José Carreras is one of the richest Opera Singer from Poland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, José Carreras 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

When he was eight years old, he staged his first show at age eight, singing “La Donna e Mobile” on the national radio. By 1972, he had won his first prize at the Giuseppe Verdi Competition and was touring the world.

In 1987, during the peak the career of him, he revealed that he had leukemia. He established his own foundation in order to find cures and treatments for the disease. It was called it was the Jose Carreras Leukaemia Foundation.

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Who is José Carreras Dating?

According to our records, José Carreras married to Jutta Jäger , Mercedes Pérez. As of December 1, 2023, José Carreras’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

José Ranked on the list of most popular Opera Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Poland. José Carreras celebrates birthday on December 5 of every year.

Top Facts about José Carreras

  1. José Carreras is a Spanish tenor born in 1946.
  2. He was one of the Three Tenors with Pavarotti and Domingo.
  3. Carreras has sold over 80 million records worldwide.
  4. He survived leukemia and founded the José Carreras International Leukemia Foundation.
  5. His most famous roles include Don José in Carmen and Rodolfo in La Bohème.
  6. Carreras has won numerous awards, including Grammy and Emmy Awards.
  7. He retired from opera performances in 2018 but continues to record music.
  8. Carreras has performed at major venues around the world, including the Metropolitan Opera House and Royal Albert Hall.
  9. He has collaborated with many renowned conductors, such as Herbert von Karajan and Zubin Mehta.
  10. Carreras is considered one of the greatest tenors of all time.

What illness does José Carreras have?

In 1987, at the height of his fame, Carreras was diagnosed with leukemia, and his doctors gave him minimal chances of survival. But after a bone marrow transplant , the singer was back on his feet.

Was José Carreras really on Seinfeld?

Carreras is the center of a subplot in the 1996 episode “The Doll” in the Seinfeld television series, in which he is never referred to by name but instead as “the other guy” in the Three Tenors; he is erroneously referred to as being Italian (perhaps intentionally).

When did José Carreras have leukemia?

In the mid-1980s some observers began to notice that Carreras was showing fatigue, both vocally and in his overall demeanor. At first his problems were chalked up to his grueling schedule, but on July 15, 1987 , Carreras was diagnosed with acute lymphocitic leukemia and given a one-in-ten chance of survival.

What is Carreras net worth?

Net Worth: $250 Million
Gender:| Male
Profession:| Singer
Nationality:| Spain

How much is Pavarotti worth?

Pavarotti’s fortune has been estimated at up to 300 million euros ($474.2 million) , including $15 million in U.S. assets. The opera star died last September of pancreatic cancer, at 71.

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