Jose Carreras makes triumphant return to opera

Spanish tenor Jose Carreras has made a triumphant return to opera in "El Juez" by Austrian composer Christian Kolonovits, Fox News reported.

The 67-year-old Carreras, known as one of "The Three Tenors," thrilled opera fans from Bilbao and 15 countries Saturday night at the Teatro Arriaga.


The Spanish tenor showed the power of his voice, hitting notes across the musical range in a masterful performance.


More than 1,200 people packed into the Teatro Arriaga for the world premiere of the work, which deals with the theft of children during Spain's Franco regime.


Carreras, who had not performed in a full opera in more than eight years, carried the Kolonovits work, with a libretto by Austrian playwright Angelika Messner, for two and one-half hours.


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