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José Carreras dice adiós a los escenarios: “No entiendo la vida sin música”

José Carreras está llegando. El sábado 31 de mayo, el tenor español -una de las voces más populares del canto lírico en el siglo XX- subirá al escenario del Movistar Arena en el marco de su gira mundial de despedida (estará acompañado por la cantante argentina Verónica Cangemi y la dirección musical de David Giménez). En los días previos a esta presentación, uno de los inolvidables Tres Tenores le dice a Infobae Cultura “no entiendo la vida sin música, me debo a ella”.
José Carreras es un caso extraordinario. Debutó a los 11 años en una obra de Manuel de Falla. Su formación en el Conservatorio del Liceu de Barcelona y su encuentro con Montserrat Caballé lo impulsaron en el ámbito operístico internacional, destacándose en sus roles en clásicos del género de Verdi y Puccini. Cantó en los teatros más prestigiosos del mundo y alcanzó popularidad global cuando se reunió con otros dos héroes de la ópera como Plácido Domingo y Luciano Pavarotti, en una magistral de marketing y visión artística para plasmar con la marca Los Tres Tenores una serie de espectáculos en vivo y grabaciones que popularizaron la ópera alrededor del mundo.
En esta entrevista con Infobae Cultura, José Carreras afirma que “la ópera no cambia, sí lo hacen los intérpretes y la modernización de las producciones”. También recuerda la emoción de “cantar junto con mis colegas después de haber superado la leucemia” durante aquella famosa primera noche de Los Tres Tenores en julio de 1990 (para argentinos de más de 40, la tarde previa a la final Argentina-Alemania del mundial de Italia) y confiesa que aquella enfermedad que debió enfrentar reforzó su gratitud aunque nada cambió para él: “cada uno es de una manera y no dejas de ser el mismo de siempre”, afirma.
—Ha sido una figura central en la ópera durante décadas. ¿Qué cambios observa en el panorama actual, en este primer cuarto del siglo XXI, en comparación con sus inicios?
—La ópera en sí no cambia. Cambian los intérpretes y la manera de transmitir las emociones. Pero esto creo que no es imputable al programa operístico actual sino a lo cantantes que son los que con su voz comunican a la audiencia. En cuanto a la dirección artística es verdad que ahora se modernizan y contextualizan las óperas en situaciones de la actualidad.
—Muchos lo conocieron por el fenómeno de Los Tres Tenores. ¿Cuál es el primer recuerdo que le surge de aquella noche de julio de 1990 en Roma?
—Tengo recuerdos maravillosos de aquella noche. Especialmente porque fue muy emocionante cantar junto con mis colegas después de haber superado la leucemia. Fue una noche mágica. También como gran aficionado al fútbol cantar para el Mundial de 1990 fue otro motivo de satisfacción.
El impacto a nivel de la popularización de la ópera a nivel global fue extraordinario. Conseguimos que la ópera llegase a un público mucho más amplio y saliera de alguna manera de los teatros de la ópera. No tengo dudas de que este fue uno de nuestros grandes logros. Llevar al gran público la música entendida hasta entonces como música clásica, música para expertos en ópera. Esta fue nuestra gran aportación al mundo de la ópera.
—Ha interpretado algunos de los papeles más exigentes del repertorio lírico. ¿Hay alguno que haya significado un desafío particular o que recuerde con especial afecto?
—La verdad es que cada personaje que he interpretado en un escenario ha supuesto un gran reto. Hay que estudiar a fondo el carácter, la personalidad, el libreto, la puesta en escena, todo forma un conjunto que el intérprete debe de saber interiorizar para poder ofrecer una interpretación que describa las emociones, el sentimiento y que sea capaz de llegar al público. Todas las óperas tienen su grado de dificultad. Tengo especial afecto a más de una de las óperas que he interpretado. Todas y cada una de ellas han marcado mi trayectoria profesional y me han forjado como cantante.
—La enfermedad cambió profundamente su vida y su carrera. ¿Cómo influyó esa experiencia en su manera de relacionarse con la música y en su vida en particular?
—La enfermedad cambia muchas cosas. Principalmente la visión de la cotidianidad, de enfrentarte a las situaciones vitales. Pero también debo decir que finalmente cada uno es de una manera y no dejas de ser el mismo de siempre. Con tus defectos y tus cualidades. En lo que a la música se refiere, no tengo la sensación de que haya cambiado la manera de relacionarme.
Pero lo sí que me cambió la enfermedad es en el sentimiento de gratitud hacia la sociedad civil y la ciencia por todo lo que me habían dado. Fue por este motivo que decidí crear la Fundación que lleva mi nombre y que lucha contra esta terrible enfermedad. La Fundación es en estos momentos para mi una de mis máximas prioridades. Los logros que hemos ido consiguiendo están todos encaminados a buscar la curación para todos los enfermos y no dejaremos de luchar hasta conseguirlo.

—En una época de transformaciones tecnológicas, ¿cómo ve el futuro de la ópera frente a las nuevas formas de consumo cultural y plataformas digitales?
—Entiendo que la ópera tendrá otros canales de difusión y que continuará teniendo la importancia que ha tenido siempre.
—Ha trabajado con directores y músicos de renombre internacional. ¿Qué colaboraciones considera fundamentales para su evolución artística?
—Como usted dice he tenido el privilegio de haber podido trabajar con los mejores directores de orquesta y de escena de todos los tiempos, así como también con los cantantes de más renombre mundial. Esto ha sido para mí un privilegio y también una gran responsabilidad al no poder defraudar ni al público ni a mis colegas.
Es evidente que todos ellos han marcado de alguna manera mi trayectoria profesional. Pero si que puedo destacar a dos grandes del mundo de la ópera que son Herbert Von Karajan con quien tuve una larga y muy fructífera relación y con Montserrat Caballé con la que interpreté grandes hitos de mi carrera. Estar con ellos en el palco escénico fue siempre un gran placer.
—Esta es su gira despedida. ¿Qué lugar ocupa hoy la música en su vida cotidiana?
—La música ocupa hoy y siempre un lugar importantísimo en mi vida cotidiana. La música es parte de mi vida, mi profesión es vocacional y no entiendo la vida sin música. Me debo a ella.
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Francia cierra los stands de Israel en una gran feria internacional de aeronáutica y armamento en rechazo a la guerra en Gaza

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Randi Weingarten, Lee Saunders quit DNC in latest blow to Dem Party leadership

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Two top union leaders have departed the Democratic National Committee (DNC), escalating an internal conflict about the future of the party that was stirred up by former vice chair David Hogg.
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, and Lee Saunders, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, declined offers to stay on as at-large members of the DNC, as first reported by The New York Times.
«I appear to be out of step with the leadership you are forging, and I do not want to be the one who keeps questioning why we are not enlarging our tent and actively trying to engage more and more of our communities,» Weingarten, the education leader and longtime voice in Democratic politics, said in a letter to Chair Ken Martin which is now circulating on social media.
The union labor leaders’ departure is the latest blow to Martin, who just last week put his Hogg problem behind him.
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Randi Weingarten is departing the DNC, telling Chair Ken Martin she is «out of step with the leadership.» (AP/Reuters)
Hogg, the 25-year-old progressive firebrand, announced last week he would not seek re-election for vice chair after sparking internal rifts with his $20 million plan to primary challenge older incumbent Democrats he said are «asleep at the wheel» through his outside political action group, Leaders We Deserve.
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«There is a huge vacuum of leadership in the Democratic Party and Ken is proving to be a weak, ineffective leader who isn’t ready for any of this,» a former DNC official, who asked for anonymity to speak more freely, told Fox News Digital.
A DNC committee member, who was also granted anonymity, told Fox News Digital it was «not surprising» the union leaders decided to step down from the DNC, «given they both supported another candidate.»
Both Weingarten and Saunders supported Martin’s competitor in the race for DNC chair, Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler. As chair, Martin later removed Weingarten from the DNC’s Rules and Bylaws Committee, which is the group responsible for drafting the Democratic Party’s presidential nominating calendar and election process.
The committee member said Weingarten and Saunders «are both incredible leaders» with the country’s best interests in mind, and they are «confident we will all come together and focus and continue beating Republicans.»

David Hogg speaks at the March for our Lives rally against gun violence at the National Mall in Washington on June 11, 2022. (Getty)
«I have no doubt both of them, and the labor unions, will move forward and work together with the Chairman, and every other Democrat who is, first and foremost, focused on beating Donald Trump and the existential threat that he and Republicans pose to Americans’ lives and livelihoods and our democracy,» they added.
Another source close to the DNC also pointed to Weingarten’s support for Wikler in a statement to Fox News Digital: «Ever since the horse she bet on in the Chairs race lost, she has always been on the other side of the fence as Ken — this is no surprise.»
Weingarten was also among those in the party who supported Hogg’s controversial plan to primary incumbent older Democrats in safe blue districts.
Hogg’s decision to leave the DNC followed a damning Politico report, which included leaked audio from a Zoom meeting of Martin lamenting over Hogg’s fallout at the DNC, claiming it had made it harder for Democrats to do their jobs and for Martin to demonstrate his ability to lead.

Minnesota Democratic Party Chair Ken Martin speaks with Fox News on Dec. 12, 2024 in Washington D.C. (Fox News – Paul Steinhauser)
«I don’t think you intended this, but you essentially destroyed any chance I have to show the leadership that I need to. So, it’s really frustrating,» Martin said.
Martin affirmed the DNC would stay neutral in Democratic primaries after Hogg’s $20 million primary pledge. The DNC chair gave Hogg the ultimatum to either rescind his vice chair position or forego his political influence through his PAC.
However, that did not stop Hogg from defying advice and wading into additional Democratic primaries by endorsing Virginia state Del. Irene Shin in the special election to replace the late Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va.
Members voted Wednesday to uphold the Credentials Committee’s resolution proposed by longtime Democratic Party activist, Kalyn Free, to host a re-election for two vice chair positions, which were held by Hogg and DNC Vice Chair Malcolm Kenyatta.
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Martin commended Hogg’s decision Wednesday, thanking him for «his years of activism, organizing, and fighting for his generation,» as the Democratic Party seemed prepared to leave their Hogg drama in the dust.
The union leaders’ departure is the latest public infighting to plague the Democratic Party in the aftermath of losing the White House and Congress in 2024.
Weingarten and Saunders did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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Momentum for regime change in Iran surges amid Israel’s conflict with Tehran

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As the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran escalates, many say that the airstrikes present a potential opportunity for significant political transformation.
Iranian Americans and Israeli government officials have been increasingly vocal in their calls for regime change, advocating for a shift toward a more democratic and transparent governance structure.
Exiled Iranian Crown Prince HRH Reza Pahlavi told Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo that it is only a «matter of time» before the Iranian regime is toppled and Iranians «have a tremendous opportunity.»
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«To rise and get rid of this regime, because we always believe that the ultimate solution to the problem is for this regime to no longer be there,» Pahlavi said speaking on «Sunday Morning Futures.»
Smoke rises after an explosion in Tehran, Iran, on Friday, June 13, 2025. Israel attacked Iran’s capital early Friday, with explosions booming across Tehran. (Getty)
Beverly Hill, California, plastic surgeon Dr. Sheila Nazarian left Iran when she was 6 years old along with her family.
The decision to leave Iran was driven by the oppressive changes following the Iranian Revolution in 1979 concerning the treatment of women.
Nazarian told Fox News Digital her parents did not want her and her sister to grow up in such a restrictive society and believes all Iranians «want the fall of this regime.»
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«Everyone is thankful to Israel for taking out these brutal Islamist theocrats who have been implicit in raping, torturing, jailing, murdering, and exiling Iranians for 45 years, so I think we’re all on the same page that this regime needs to go,» said Nazarian.

Protesters chant slogans during a protest over the death of a woman who was detained by the morality police, in downtown Tehran, Iran, on Sept. 21, 2022. (AP Photo)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday an Iranian regime change «could certainly be the result» of the escalating conflict, calling on citizens to seize «opportunity.»
«80% of the people will throw these theological thugs out. I mean, they murder them. They oppress them for 46 years. They yearn for freedom… they shoot women because their hair is uncovered, they shoot students,» said Netanyahu.
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Dr. Sheila Nazarian and her family. (Dr. Sheila Nazarian)
Israel has marked significant blows to Tehran’s military leadership, eliminating a slew of key military figures and scientists while attacking Iran’s nuclear infrastructure.
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Nazarian and Pahlavi have both stated that the regime is at its most vulnerable point, urging the Iranian military to take advantage of the situation.

Iranian police arrive to disperse a protest to mark 40 days since the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, whose tragedy sparked Iran’s biggest anti-government movement in over a decade, in Tehran, Iran, on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022. (AP)
«I do think that it’s going to take some sort of force of power, whether it’s the military. Presenting a coup or others in the region that are armed. For example, the Kurds in the mountainside, helping the populace overthrow this paper tiger regime,» said Nazarian.
She shared that Americans need to understand the regime does not have the same values as the U.S.
«They value martyrdom and death. If that isn’t a 180 difference in core value, I don’t know what is. They don’t want to be American. They chant death to America. Americans think it is the right way and the right path and so humane, they view it as actually stupidity,» said Nazarian.
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Former Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback said America must support regime change in Iran.

Iran rejected ceasefire negotiations, telling Qatari and Omani mediators that they will only pursue negotiations after they complete their response. (AP Photo/Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader)
«Our government should provide maximum support—diplomatic, economic, and technological—to help Iranians overthrow their oppressors and establish a government that respects human rights and religious liberty,» said Brownback.
Nazarian expressed her gratitude to President Donald Trump’s recognition of the necessity for Israel to maintain a firm stance against the Iranian regime.

Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi on stage at the 2025 Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy. (UN Watch)
«We appreciate that President Trump understands, unlike his predecessors, there is no negotiating with the Iranian regime,» said Nazarian.
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She added, «The only language this regime understands is force and power. They see negotiations and diplomacy as weakness and a delay tactic to be able to do whatever it is they want to do, enrich their uranium, become a nuclear power.»

Dr. Sheila Nazarian expressed her gratitude to President Donald Trump’s recognition of the necessity for Israel to maintain a firm stance against the Iranian regime. (Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Nazarian says taking a diplomatic route «just delays tactics with this regime and every Iranian in the diaspora understands this.»
Early Monday morning local time, Iran rejected ceasefire negotiations, an official told Reuters.
The Iranians told Qatari and Omani mediators that Iran would only go to the negotiating table after they completed their response to the Israeli pre-emptive strikes.
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Nazarian says she spoke with President Trump during a rally in Philadelphia on the campaign trail advocating for Persian Jewish Americans.
«I told him the Persian Jews of Los Angeles love you, and they thank you. He looked me straight in the eye, and he said, ‘I’m going to be the best president the Jews have ever known,’» said Nazarian.
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Nazarian said while growing up in Iran, despite her Jewish faith, her family never mentioned their Jewish identity due to the lack of freedom of religious expression and the fear of severe repercussions.
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