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Josep Maria Carreras Coll (Catalan; born 5 December 1946), better known as Jos Carreras, is a Spanish operatic tenor who is particularly known for his performances in the operas of Donizetti, Verdi and Puccini.
Born in Barcelona, he made his debut on the operatic stage at 11 as Trujamn in Manuel de Falla's El retablo de Maese Pedro and went on to a career that encompassed over 60 roles, performed in the world's leading opera houses and in numerous recordings. He gained fame with a wider audience as one of the Three Tenors along with Plcido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti in a series of mass concerts that began in 1990 and continued until 2003.Carreras is also known for his humanitarian work as the president of the Jos Carreras International Leukaemia Foundation (La Fundaci Internacional Josep Carreras per a la Lluita contra la Leucmia), which he established following his own recovery from the disease in 1988.