Three weeks from today, my beloved wife and I will celebrate 60 years of marriage. I plan to woo her again with this aria. I chose it because I feel in it the eternal beauty of being totally in love with the love of your life. Please bear with me for being sentimental at 84 years and thank you Puccini.

I’ve always thought Carreras’ younger voice was one of the most mellifluous, warm and beautiful voices of tenor history. He made a great Rodolfo here! Plenty of power here.

Glorious grand operatic time! Not only fantastic lyric singing, but also perfect look of both to fit the roles... no one else, they look and sound RIGHT! Thank you.

che gelida manina really was the perfect aria for the young Carreras' voice - and he made the most of Puccini's masterpiece. Just stunning.

Jose is my favorite in this role!!! He is totally believable as Rodolfo, his movements and facial expressions seem real and genuine, and great singing, so fitting to the role. The high note gave me a shiver and brought tears to my eyes.

Carreras' voice always invites us to fall in love with the music.

His recitation is magnific

"Fantastic!" Bravo, Jose Carreras!

he has the power to touch the very deepest emotion - gracias maestro for giving so much heartfelt pleasure

Carreras inigualável. Bravo. Voz eterna Sem igual. O melhor de todos os maestro.

I love this beautiful melodic portrayal With Jose it is about the whole piece not just the one high note for me this is perfection

Anche mezzo tono sotto,José è il migliore tenore del mondo, l'anima conta ,e soprattutto l'interpretazione,grazie mille José

One of the best tenors 💚 ever. ...and a very lovely soprano 💙. I love Stratas and Carreras.

This man is my hero. Such a beautiful lyric tenor, sang some of the roles I dream to sing someday, and we're even the same height!

Será sempre uma emoção ouvir José Carreras.BRAVO!!!!!!

Una delle voci che ho amato di più. Un grande Carreras

I have just finished watching the whole opera and I was just blown away by it all it was wonderful. I had to get in from the USA as it was not available where I live but worth every penny

We love you Carreras

Oh my...Just no words to express my joy!!

Veramente straordinario in questa interpretazione!!!!!!!!

Bravo Maestro, eres el mejor!

Absolutely fantastic!!!!!

This is an excerpt from a complete 1982 Met performance available on DVD, conducted by James Levine. Early in his career Carreras voice was gorgeous and used with perfect technique. Add to that his movie star looks and the naturalness and tenderness of his acting, and you have the perfect Romantic hero! Only Bjorling could sing the aria more beautifully. And no one surpasses Carreras as the embodiment of Rodolfo

Além da voz esplêndida, precisamos dar uma pausa para admirar a beleza desse homem.. um verdadeiro príncipe!!!😍😍😍

A beautiful🌹 soprano + a sublime tenor🌻 = Magic.💚💙

Beautiful. Wonderful. Brilliant. I love Jose's voice. So splendid. One of my favorite pieces I've seen so far.

PAPITO LINDO , YO TE VI EN BELLAS ARTES , CIUDAD DE MÉXICO Y ME ACABASTE DE ROBAR EL CORAZÓN ❤ . TE ADMIRO Y TE AMO POR MUCHAS MÁS RAZONES . DIOS TE SIGA BENDICIENDO .

fantastic performance.He has such a beautiful voice.Magical.

One of the mos beautiful voices I never heard. I discovered him in Liceu of Barcelona. Both were young and it was my first opera live. I I felt in love with Carreras and opera. I am grateful with life for this teasure i keep in my memory and everytime I linsten to him again I fly as i was the youg man i was then...

La plus belle voix de toutes à mon humble avis.

Aqui, Carreras estava absolutamente no auge. Tinha uma voz esplendorosa.

All around superb performance, looks the part, acting excellent, voice perfect. Totally believable, with all the right nuances, intimate and loving, a thrilling performance.

Pavarotti and Mario Lanza are 2 of the most beautiful voices in tenor history that i have heard

J'adore cette voix et cette interprétation est la plus émouvante pour moi !

sin duda , la interpretación mas hermosa que he escuchado.

The most beautiful tenor voice ever, bar none.

My god. What a Rodolfo!!! Thanks for the gift, Jose.

Maestro carreras, me pongo de pie y aplaudo, gracias jose mil gracias por regalarnos estos momentos

He sung with great heart. With his voice, he was able to convey that he really loved her.

Wonderful. So handsome too ❤

Bravissimo. Super good sung, Maestro. I love this version.

Bravíssimo, Carreras!!! Wonderful!!!

Extraordinari

It makes me cry, this is the depiction of the artist

תמיד חשבתי שזה הביצוע הטוב והמרגש ביותר של האריה הזו

Carreas in this role and as José en Carmen is the most beautiful

De hecho, un Rodolfo auténtico, verdadero, apasionado; toda la capacidad del maestro Carreras en esta hermosa aria.

Meravigliosissimo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bravo carreras, estás entre los mejores de todos los tiempos. Mi opinión es que la enfermedad que te a tocado sufrir, llegó en el peor momento de tu vida, pués los tenores como el vino con el tiempo son mejores. Larga vida, Don José.

Such a wonderful pairing, this Rodolfo and Mimi. His beautiful expression of opening up to love by saying, "this is who I am, and who are you," combined with Carreras' sweet voice and affecting manner, is the epitome of romanticism. Even listening to him for the umpteenth time, I hear him for the first time as well. Thank you for reminding me, yet again, to seek beauty in this beautiful world.

my fav aria for my fav tenor, gorgeous voice, sexy man

O melhor dos melhores. Ele vive o personagem. Maravilhoso

Bravo Carrera , una voce Raffinata e una dizione perfetta.

Bravissimo, Maestro!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Sung with alot of passion. Love it!

Przepiękne wykonanie 😍🤩😍🤩😍🤩😍🤩😍🤩

The most beautiful voice with Pippo by far... Phrasing... Serving every single word... Breath control... Handsome... What more could you ask for an amazing Rodolfo... Maybe pushing a bit... But who cares...

Deep and true and beautiful.

Sublime, few better tenors ever then Carreras, the warmth of his voice could melt even the coldest hard stone of hearts.

Brilliant!!

esplendido siempre

This is beautiful. To sing like this you need magnificence. And no - one can deny the great Pavarotti. But for beauty of might and sound I lean toward the great Lanza. Still I love and admire all these singers.

Love him!

MARAVILLOSO

Magnífico

amo a pavarotti y es mi favorito, pero este hombre cala hondo...no se xq pero lloro cada vez que lo escucho...una vpz y un sentimiento incomparable

Bravo!!!!!

maravillosa interpretación.

Domingo could sing everything, Pavarotti was the big show - but the most beautiful voice was Carreras for me. I will never forget a concert in Cologne/Germany with him decades ago....which left half of the audience overwhelmed with emotions....absolute fantastic performer.

There is no other tenor in the world that can transmit the emotions of his singing his stage presence is unbelievable and that voice is pure magic ,BRAVO Josep Carreras

God Oh Mighty, in his day Jose was a glorious tenor. He nailed the hi C at the end.

" Спокойной ночи " Ещё не спите, нет? Тогда прочтите. Слова и мысли, Чувств живой бутон! Прислушайтесь И голос мой услышьте! Пусть убаюкает Вас Нежно перед сном! Прогулка в поздний час Под звёздным небом, Мы за городом, Дышим и живём! Поём, танцуем, Кружимся как листики Где - то. У ручейка стоит Наш мостик Средь берёз. Я обнимаю Вас, Прижавшись И дрожа всем телом. Целую щёчки, губы И глаза! Мы так близки, Родные человечки! Мы друг для друга Больше, чем все океаны, Моря🥰🥰

I am not an expert, but I love opera. I use to listen to several different tenors, and I find Carrera one of the best melodic voices I ever heard. Perfect for romantic operas, such Traviata or Boheme.

Bravo!!

quelle voix magnifique, dorée, ronde, sensuelle merci José

Maravilloso!

Magnifica Aria

Simply mesmerizing

Thank you for this.

the best & only Rodolfo in the world is JOSE' CARRERAS!

MARAVILLOSO!...nada mas que decir!.

MAGISTRAL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lindíssima canção!💕

Qué belleza!

He is made for this role!!!

Preciosa Aria. Magnifica interpretación de Jose Carreras.

I'm impressed!!

Hermoso Carreras..Straordinario

Un giovane e gia' bravo Jose Carreras!!

잘생겼다

El Caballero de la Opera.

Fraseo inigualable!

Many a fine tenor has sung Rodolpho, but if i was spark out on that bed breathing my last, it would be Josep Carreras i would want singing to me.

that was great!!!

Perhaps someone better informed than I would care to comment on my comment that Jose's magnificent rendition of this, my all time favourite aria, was delivered at a tempo perceptively different when compared to Pavarotti, Kaufmann, Alagna et al. For me, Jose's rendition evinced within me a more spiritual impact on my being than anyone else has hitherto.

Nadie interpreta a Rodolfo como este hombre

el mejor tenor

this is a great performance - JC captures the essence of true romance!

José cantava muito, infelizmente oq debilitou ele foi o câncer. Tem minha admiração pelo esforço 👏👏👏

El mejor de siempre Del Mundo