Jose Carreras rules out reviving the Three Tenors
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -January 3, 2008 The 61-year-old Spanish singer, who is visiting Australia to
give concerts at the Sydney Opera House, said in Thursday's
editions of The Australian newspaper that re-forming the immensely
popular trio would be disrespectful to Pavarotti, who died of
pancreatic cancer in September at age 71.
"For Placido (Domingo) and myself to do something would betray
the memory of Luciano; I don't think that would be ethical,"
Carreras told the newspaper.
Carreras was diagnosed with leukemia in 1987 but overcame the
disease to take part in the "Three Tenors" concerts from 1990.
Carreras told the newspaper he traveled to Pavarotti's home in
Modena, Italy, and called him often as he was dying.
"It was important to show him that someone who suffered from
such a severe disease was able to overcome the situation and win
the battle. This is the kind of comfort I could give him,"
Carreras said.
