José Carreras
Biography
José Carreras, a renowned Spanish operatic tenor, made his debut on the operatic stage at 11 as Trujamán in Manuel de Falla's El retablo de Maese Pedro. He gained international fame as one of the Three Tenors, performing with Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti from 1990 to 2003. After recovering from leukemia in 1988, Carreras established the José Carreras International Leukaemia Foundation, which he continues to lead.