August 3, 1996: The 3 tenors in Munich

1996-08-03 The 3 tenors, Olympia Stadium (Munich)

Josep Carreras, tenor
Placido Domingo, tenor
Luciano Pavarotti, tenor
Philharmonia Orchestra
James Levine, conductor

From tenorissimo.
MUNICH Olympia Stadium, August 3, 1996
Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor James Levine
on tv

Solos:

Carreras: Musica proibita (Gastaldon), Lamento di Federico (È la solita storia del pastore) from Cilea's 'L'Arlesiana', Granada (Lara), Improvviso (Un dì all'azzurro spazio) from Giordano's Andrea Chenier

Domingo: No puede ser from Sorozabal's 'La Tabernera del Puerto', O souverain, o juge, o père from Massenet's 'Le Cid', Dein ist mein ganzes Herz from Lehar's 'Das Land des Lächelns', E lucevan le stelle from Puccini's 'Tosca'

Pavarotti: La mia canzone al vento (Bixio/Mancini), Addio alla madre (Mamma, quel vino è generoso) from Mascagni's 'Cavalleria Rusticana', Mamma (Bixio/Mancini), Nessun dorma from Puccini's 'Turandot'

Together:
Medley I: Because, La Danza, Be my love, Marechiare, Muñequita linda, Torna a Surriento

Medley II: Maria, Tonight, Ò paese d'ò sole, Cielito lindo, Moon River, Caminito, Mattinata, Amapola, O sole mio

Encores: La donna è mobile, O sole mio

UPDATE 2009-08-07:
I remember it was raining and some people used umbrellas. People were encouraged to use raincoats and such instead in interest in other who wanted to use not just hear The 3 Tenors. I was disappointed to hear just the same songs and arias as in Gothenburg especially since they had said in documentary of earlier 3 Tenors' concert that with their vast repertory they could have had 10 concerts in a row and not repeat a single song. But that was a naïve dream. I should have known better.

My seat was not a very good one so without the big screens I would have seen virtually nothing. My parents sat outside the arena in pouring rain and enoyed the sounds from the arena. I was the only one with tickets. More about how I got the tickets and such is forgotten...

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