Page last updated on: July 4, 2007 |
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THE JOSÉ CARRERAS GALLERY on tour... April - June 2007 |
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April 23 Barcelona, Spain - publication of a new biography, El Trobador - Retrat de Josep Carreras by Roger Alier, Edicions Dau. ISBN: 9788493522858 |
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April 26 Abu Dhabi - VIP concert in the Emirates Palace Auditorium with Lebanese soprano Hiba Al Kawas and David Giménez conducting. In the photo (right) Carreras with Hiba Al Kawas after the performance. Photo from www.hiba-alkawas.com |
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June 1 Istanbul, Turkey - concert in the Istanbul Arena with soprano Sabina Puértolas, David Giménez conducting. The following day, June 2, he was back in Spain for a joint performance with Sara Baras as part of the Americas Cup celebrations in Valencia. In the photo (right). José and Jutta Carreras arriving in Istanbul on May 31st. Photo from Anadolu Agency (AA), 01.06.2007 |
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June 2 Valencia, Spain - joint performance with flamenco dancer Sara Baras as part of the America's Cup celebrations. Photo from Radiotelevisió Valenciana, 02.06.2007 |
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June 5 Hampton Court, UK - concert with singer Giorgia Fumanti and the City of London Sinfonia conducted by David Giménez. Concert photo from The London Evening Standard, 06.06.2007 |
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June 8 Valletta, Malta - concert in St. George Square with Maltese soprano, Lydia Caruana, and the National Orchestra of Malta conducted by David Giménez Concert photo from The Times of Malta, 09.06.2007 |
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June 9 Valletta, Malta - presides over charity football match between a team led by former Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel and a team of Maltese parliamentarians which raised over $6,800 for the José Carreras International Leukemia Foundation. In the photo (right) Malta's Prime Minister, Lawrence Gonzi, looks on as Carreras presents Dr Victor Calvagna with a check for the money raised. Photo by Noel Bartolo, Times of Malta, 10.06.2007 |
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June 13 London, UK - guest performer in Diva Opera's gala performance in the Plaisterer's Hall to benefit the José Carreras International Leukemia Foundation. A further concert to benefit the Carreras Foundation took place on June 16 in Kristianstad, Sweden at the Ovesholm Castle with Carreras accompanied by the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra. The concert was attended by King Gustaf of Sweden. Kristianstad performance photo by Ryd Ulf, Kvällsposten, 16.06.2007 |
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