First-Ever Holiday Recording, The Three Tenors Christmas, Now in Stores

CHICAGO, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Three Tenors -- Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, and Luciano Pavarotti -- will celebrate the season and the release of their first-ever holiday recording, The Three Tenors Christmas, when they make their Chicago debut at the United Center on Sunday evening, December 17, at 7 p.m. This very special concert event, the Tenors' final concert of the year, is presented by international classical music impresario Tibor Rudas.

The Three Tenors will perform at United Center Dec. 17 under the direction of Maestro Janos Acs. This concert event marks the fourth and final North American performance by The Three Tenors in 2000; culminating an exclusive tour which took The Three Tenors to Las Vegas, Washington, D.C., and Cleveland. The Three Tenors have performed only 25 live concerts around the world since their formation a decade ago.

Single tickets for the Dec. 17 concert at United Center are priced from $50 - $385, plus special Gold Circle seating is available. Tickets are available at all Ticketmaster outlets, the United Center box office at 1901 W. Madison Street, charge by phone by calling 312-559-1212, or online at www.ticketmaster.com . For group sales of 20 or more, please call 312-977-1710.

Additionally, the AIDS Foundation of Chicago has been named the beneficiary of the Dec. 17 concert, and is offering a deluxe dinner package including a pre-concert reception, premium concert seats, and a post-concert dinner with The Three Tenors. For benefit tickets, priced at $1,250, please call 312-922-2322, ext. 322.

The new Sony Classical release, The Three Tenors Christmas, captures a festive concert performance in Vienna's Konzerthaus recorded and filmed live, and features music that The Three Tenors have never before recorded together in their first album of Christmas music. The three superstar singers share the spotlight here, as in their legendary stadium concerts, singing favorite songs and carols from around the world. The tenors are heard together in a wide variety array of seasonal favorites including ``White Christmas,'' ``Amazing Grace,'' ``Silent Night,'' and ``Winter Wonderland.'' The Three Tenors Christmas is scheduled for broadcast on public TV stations around the U.S. during the holiday season, including Chicago's WTTW-TV, which will air The Three Tenors Christmas Sunday evening, Nov. 26, and Saturday afternoon, Dec. 2. More information about The Three Tenors Christmas can be found on www.threetenorschristmas.com.

The Three Tenors -- Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, and Luciano Pavarotti -- performed together for the first time on July 7, 1990, in Rome, on the eve of the World Cup Finals. Since then, through their limited live appearances, the Tenors have brought the magic of opera to millions of fans on every continent, as well as to countless households with their best-selling recordings. Complete information regarding The Three Tenors may be found online at www.threetenors.com.

SOURCE: Rudas Organization

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