Robbie Williams, The Corrs and more to join José Carreras for exclusive Brisbane concert
Brisbane delivered the ultimate cultural coup with a spectacular, one-night-only musical event headlined by legendary tenor José Carreras.
Robbie Williams, The Corrs, Ronan Keating, Natalie Imbruglia and others will attend a spectacular live concert of Spanish opera at the Gabba.
World-famous singers will perform their hits and duets with Carreras, who rose to mainstream fame as one of the Three Tenors, alongside Luciano Pavarotti and Plácido Domingo.
Inspire the concert to be held on 5 December, special for Brisbane Pavarotti and Friends extravaganzas in Italy from 1992 to 2003 that united the late Pavarotti with top pop music artists such as Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Queen and Bono.
Carreras and Friends It will be the first major concert at the Brisbane Cricket Ground since Taylor Swift’s concert Reputation Stadium tour attended by 44,000 spectators in 2018.
Carreras told this imprint that the event was a way to announce Brisbane to the world as an Olympic city.
“I was very, very proud that they asked me to do this from the first moment,” he said.
“This will be my 80th birthday and that’s something to celebrate alongside the Olympics.”
Born in Barcelona in 1946, Carreras is considered one of the greatest lyric tenors of the 20th century. He has performed in the world’s leading opera houses such as La Scala, Metropolitan Opera, London’s Royal Opera House and Vienna State Opera.
The artist, who was highly respected for his performances in the operas of Donizetti, Verdi and Puccini, and his concerts with the Three Tenors were watched by hundreds of millions of people.
Carreras said his voice is in good shape despite his advanced age.
“I don’t have the voice I had when I was 30. It loses some of its flexibility or some of the technical skills, but its interpretation is deeper. You’re conveying all the experiences in your life, so it’s deeper.”
Other artists confirmed Carreras and Friends Savage Garden’s Darren Hayes, Brisbane pop band Sheppard, Heart frontwoman Ann Wilson, Welsh mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins and Australian tenor and Australia’s Got Talent star Mark Vincent.
The singers will be supported by the Queensland Symphony Orchestra and a choir of 90 musicians.
Carreras, who last performed with Domingo in Brisbane in 2024, said that he was looking forward to singing with Robbie Williams, who will perform at the concert before going to the Australian leg of the concert. britpop type.
Carreras said of Williams: “He’s a great artist, he’s very emotional when he sings, and it’s all about the emotions when he sings.”
“I’m so excited to sing with her and she can learn a lot from me,” he joked.
Carreras and Friends It’s the latest entertainment coup in Brisbane following the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo in January.
Tourism Minister Andrew Powell said: Carreras and Friends It was exactly the kind of event the state government had promised Target 2045 20 year tourism plan
“José Carreras is one of the world’s most famous artists and this special Queensland event will attract visitors, support local businesses and introduce our state to audiences around the world,” he said.
for pre-sale Carreras and Friends It will start at 10:00 on Friday, June 12, and tickets will be on general sale starting at 10:00 on Monday, June 15.
The Gabba is scheduled to be demolished after the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and a new venue called the 17,000-seat Gabba Arena will be built adjacent to Woolloongabba Cross River Railway station.
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Nick Dent is a Culture Reporter for the Brisbane Times covering arts, entertainment and things to do in the city.Connect via email.
