#Christmas in vienna diana ross series#

Joined by a chorus, the opera virtuoso performs the beautiful lullaby with a gentle touch. The show opens with a stirring version of Schubert’s “Mille cherubini in coro” by Carreras. Though Ross’ voice is completely different from Carreras and Domingo, her musical point of view defined by Black pop music, she acquits herself wonderfully, finding sympathetic arrangements that worked within her vocal limitations and helped the diva operate on an equal playing field with her co-stars.

#Christmas in vienna diana ross series#

Christmas in Vienna was the first of a series of concerts and accompanying albums in which the classical vocalists would perform with pop singers. But instead of Pavarotti, soul/pop legend Diana Ross joined them for an evening of Christmas carols. In 1993, Carreras and Domingo recorded a Christmas concert at the Rathaus in Vienna. They brought opera to the masses by making it accessible – boasting a repertoire of opera arias, pop classics, and Broadway showtunes.

They struck upon a winning formula, and went on the road and recorded a series of million-selling albums, becoming a phenomenon. On the eve of the 1990 FIFA World Cup Final, the singers collaborated to an audience of about 800 million viewers.

In the early 1990s, Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, and José Carreras joined forces to create an opera-crossover super group, calling themselves the Three Tenors. On the ’12 Days of Christmas’ I’m sharing my favorite Christmas movies, albums, Christmas episodes, specials, one for each day until we get to Christmas Day.