The Three Tenors

The Three Tenors were a popular operatic singing group during the 1990s and early 2000s, consisting of Spaniards Plácido Domingo and José Carreras, and Italian Luciano Pavarotti. The trio began their collaboration with a performance at the ancient Baths of Caracalla in Rome, Italy, on 7 July 1990, the eve of the 1990 FIFA World Cup Final, watched by a global television audience of around 800 million.[1] The image of three tenors in formal evening dress singing in a World Cup concert captivated the global audience.[2] The recording of this debut concert became the best-selling classical album of all time[3] and led to additional performances and live albums. They performed to a global television audience at three further World Cup Finals: 1994 in Los Angeles, 1998 in Paris, and 2002 in Yokohama.[2] They also toured other cities around the world, usually performing in stadiums or similar large arenas to huge audiences.[4][5] They last performed together at an arena in Columbus, Ohio, on 28 September 2003.