Roberto Lopez

Although Velas' main focus has been Brazilian music, the label has also put out some noteworthy Afro-Cuban and Latin jazz releases. One of Velas' Latin jazz CDs is Roberto Carcassés' Invitation, which was recorded in Havana, Cuba in November 1999 and came out in the U.S. in 2000. This decent, if conventional, CD shows Carcassés to be a swinging hard bop pianist who uses Afro-Cuban rhythms extensively…

José Carreras, one of the legendary "Three Tenors," was born Josep Carreras (Josep is his Catalan name, the equivalent of the Castilian Spanish José) in Barcelona in 1946. He began singing at a very early age; family lore holds that he serenaded passengers on a voyage home from Argentina when he was only five. He was inspired by the film biography The Great Caruso, starring Mario Lanza, and is said to have learned each and every aria contained within

Decca is proud to present the 3rd in the immensely successful 50 Greatest series: José Carreras. The perfect compilation for opera lovers, the 2-CD set features the 50 greatest tracks that shaped Carreras’ career including arias by Verdi, Puccini and ‘Tonight’ from the musical West Side Story. One of Decca’s most acclaimed tenors, José Carreras is nearing the 50 year landmark of his professional career, and is currently on his final world tour travelling far and between three continents. See Tour dates attached. “I carry on singing because I love it. The closer you are to the end, the more you understand how important it is” – José Carreras. Winner of two Gramophone awards, the 2009 Lifetime Achievement award and member of the legendary Three Tenors alongside Pavarotti and Domingo, these are just few of the many great milestones in Carreras’ career.