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José Carreras Em São Paulo JOSÉ CARRERAS EM SÃO PAULO Opus Entretenimento traz com exclusividade ao Brasil o tenor para apresentação do show Adiós São Paulo, no Allianz Parque Hall Crédito: Brian Hallett Com realização da Opus Entretenimento, o grande tenor catalão, José Carreras, se apresenta em um recital histórico ao lado da Orquestra Bachiana Filarmônica, dia 1 de maio, no Allianz Parque Hall. São Paulo será a única cidade do Brasil a receber o tenor e o público poderá preparar-se para uma viagem musical em que interpretará desde trechos das óperas mais reconhecidas até pot-pourri da música mundial. Ao seu lado, como regente, David Giménez. Os ingressos para este show histórico estarão disponíveis na bilheteria do Teatro Bradesco e no site Uhuu. Confira o serviço completo abaixo. José Carreras é reconhecido mundialmente por fazer parte de “Os Três Tenores”, ao lado de Luciano Pavarotti e Plácido Domingo, cujo primeiro concerto foi realizado na Copa do Mundo de Futebol Italiana, em 1990, e que este ano comemora 30 anos de sua realização. Além disso, especialistas em música e grandes cantores como Monserrat Caballé ficaram impressionados com seu talento. Enquanto isso, Plácido Domingo catalogou sua voz como “Excepcional”, destacando sua paixão interpretativa ao lado de sua técnica impecável como tenor. José Carreras mostrou a versatilidade de seu talento, sendo o diretor musical dos jogos olímpicos "Barcelona 92" e tocando a música pop "Friends Forever", ao lado da soprano inglesa Sarah Brightman. MEMÓRIAS DE GRUPO OPUS Em 20 de setembro de 2011, o Grupo Opus trouxe ao Brasil o tenor para a inauguração do Teatro Feevale, em Novo Hamburgo (RS). Em uma noite emocionante, o tenor ao lado Do maestro Giménez e da Orquestra Filarmônica da PUCRS, apresentou o espetáculo “Passion”. JOSÉ CARRERAS Ocupa uma posição privilegiada no mundo da música. Nascido em Barcelona, estudou música em sua cidade natal. Em 1970, iniciou sua carreira, fato que resultou em estreias nos mais prestigiados teatros e festivais de ópera do mundo. Colaborou com os maestros de orquestra mais renomados, incluindo Herbert von Karajan (uma relação artística e pessoal que durou mais de doze anos e incluiu apresentações em Salzburgo, Berlim e Viena), Claudio Abbado, Riccardo Muti, Lorin Maazel, Riccardo Chailly, Colin Davis, Giuseppe Sinopoli, James Levine, Carlo Maria Giulini, Leonard Bernstein e Zubin Metha, e com diretores de palco de destaque, como: Franco Zeffirelli, Jean Pierre Ponnelle, Giorgio Strehler, Luigi Comencini e Harold Prince. Seu repertório inclui mais de 60 óperas, das quais se destacam: Andrea Chenier, La Bohème, Tosca, Werther, Don Carlo, Carmen, La Forza del Destino, I Pagliacci, L´Elisir d'Amore e Un Ballo em Maschera. José Carreras desempenhou papel principal em várias filmes de ópera para televisão, cinema e vídeo, juntamente com suas atividades de ópera e recitais frequentes nos salões mais famosos do mundo. Ele se apresentou no Carnegie Hall e no Avery Fisher Hall de Nova York; o Royal Festival Hall, o Barbican e o Royal Albert Hall em Londres; Salle Pleyel em Paris, no Musikverein e Konzerthaus de Viena, Berlim Philharmonie, Suntory Hall e NHK Hall em Tóquio, Grosses Festspielhaus de Salzburgo, a Philarmonie e o Hércules Saal de Munique, o Palau de la Música de Barcelona, o Teatro Real de Madri e a Accademia Santa Cecilia de Roma. Seu amplo repertório de concertos inclui mais de 600 títulos dos mais diversos estilos, do barroco ao contemporâneo. Entre os inúmeros prêmios e distinções nacionais e internacionais que foram concedido a José Carreras, há o Grand Prix du Disque da Academia de Paris; o Prêmio Luigi Illica; um Grammy Award de 1991; o Prêmio Sir Lawrence Olivier por sua performance em "Stiffelio" na Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Kammersänger e Membro Honorário Vitalício do Staatsoper de Viena; Membro Honorário do Royal London Academia de Música, além de muitas outras premiações e condecorações. Em 1992, José Carreras foi contratado como diretor musical dos Jogos Olímpicos realizados em Barcelona. Em “Os três tenores”, Carreras fez parte do projeto lendário ao lado de seus colegas Plácido Domingo e Luciano Pavarotti. Desde 1988, preside com total dedicação e entusiasmo o José Carreras Fundação Internacional da Leucemia estabelecida em Barcelona, com filiais nos Estados Unidos, Suíça e Alemanha. DAVID GIMÉNEZ (REGENTE) Nascido em Barcelona, David Giménez estudou piano e composição no Conservatori del Liceu em sua cidade natal. Mais tarde, ele se especializou em reger no Hochschulefür-Música em Viena com Karl Österreicher e na Royal Academy of Music em Londres com Sir Colin Davis. Desde sua estreia na Orquestra de Hannover NDR, em 1994, ele apareceu em todo o mundo, liderando as orquestras e solistas mais importantes em locais como o Royal Albert Hall, Filarmônica de Berlim, Salle Pleyel, Konzerthaus de Viena, Suntory Hall de Tóquio, no Carnegie Hall de Nova York e no Avery Fisher Hall. Durante sua carreira, David Giménez conduziu orquestras como a Filarmônica de Viena, a Sinfonia de Londres, a Philharmonia, Münchner Philharmoniker, Orchester de Paris e Filarmonica della Scala. É atualmente Maestro Convidado da Orquestra Filarmônica de Bucareste e Maestro Laureado da Orquestra Simfònica del Vallès em Barcelona. A ópera é uma parte importante da agenda de apresentações do Maestro Giménez. Ele já realizou amplo repertório operístico no Teatro alla Scala, em Viena Staatsoper, Royal Casa de Ópera Covent Garden, Ópera de Zurique, Deutsche Oper de Berlim, Théâtre du Champs Elysées, Ópera de Washington, Gran Teatre del Liceu de Barcelona, Teatro Real de Madri e Sydney Opera House. Com uma compreensão excepcional da voz, David Giménez colabora regularmente com cantores como José Carreras, Plácido Domingo, Anna Netrebko, Kiri Te Kanawa, Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Bryn Terfel, Erwin Schrott e Diana Damrau. Além disso, o Maestro Giménez participa regularmente do júri da Reina Sofia concurso de composição em Madri. Recentemente, David Giménez apareceu, entre outros lugares, nos pódios do Sinfonia de Munique, Brucknerhaus Linz Symphony, Orquestra Volksoper de Viena, Tcheca Sinfonia Nacional, Filarmônica de Seul, Filarmônica de Tóquio e Ópera Nacional da China Orquestra da casa. Em seu país natal, o Maestro Giménez conduziu orquestras como Orquestra Sinfônica de Barcelona, Real Filarmonia e Orquesta Sinfónica de Bilbao. ORQUESTRA BACHIANA FILARMÔNICA A Bachiana Filarmônica é composta por alguns dos melhores profissionais brasileiros e de jovens que se destacaram no universo da música clássica no Brasil, tendo um total de 65 músicos. A Orquestra fez seu primeiro concerto em 2004 na prestigiada Sala São Paulo. Depois disso, com um repertório que inclui sinfonias de Beethoven, Brahms e Tchaikovsky apresentou-se nas mais importantes salas de concerto do Brasil e também no exterior. O grupo gravou as Suítes Orquestrais de Bach, que são obras precursoras das grandes sinfonias compostas nos séculos seguintes. SERVIÇO: Dia 01 de maio Sexta-feira, às 20h Allianz Parque Hall (Av. 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