| It all started during the World Cup Italia 90 when | | | | It being these three gorgeous ladies who are in |
| Jose Carreras, Luciano Pavarotti and Placido | | | | their prime with not only angelic voices but all the |
| Domingo performed a concert to be | | | | charisma and personality that opera divas are |
| remembered. As these three great tenors of | | | | required by the laws of nature to posses. |
| their time sang not only opera arias but popular | | | | Needless to say, they too like "The Three |
| songs in a show to call the attention of both | | | | Tenors" did through out the 90s and the first few |
| opera fans and other genres of music. All of | | | | years of the new century would sing those arias |
| which leading to a second performance at the | | | | from the opera world which fans have come to |
| World Cup USA 94 yet on that occasion they | | | | adore; along with some traditional folks songs. This |
| would return as "The 3 Tenors." Carreras, | | | | being the case where each lady could bring to the |
| Domingo and Pavarotti no longer using their | | | | repertoire a folk song from her native country |
| individual names but that of their group in the | | | | that would include pieces from Rumania (Angela |
| same fashion rock bands did. | | | | Gheorghiu), Russia (Anna Netrobko) and Italy |
| "The Three Tenors" as most are aware of would | | | | (Cecilia Bartoli). |
| go on to achieve enormous success as they not | | | | Of course this being a concert by sopranos would |
| only toured the United States doing shows in | | | | not include the same arias which were covered |
| stadiums but returned for both the 1998 World | | | | by the three tenors, for their material would |
| Cup in France and the 2002 World Cup in Japan | | | | include "Habanera" from Bizet's Carmen or |
| and South Korea. Naturally, as is the case with all | | | | "Sempre Libera" from Verdi's La Traviata" or "Me |
| singers of tremendous popularity; they also | | | | Chiamano Mimi" from Puccini's La Boheme" and |
| released CDs and DVDs of their performances | | | | many others which they could perform individually. |
| which in the case of "The Three Tenors" included | | | | It also being possible for them in a joint effort to |
| a Christmas concert. | | | | lend their voices to Wagner's "Ride Of The |
| It is unfortunate however now that "The Three | | | | Valkyre" along with other arias that involve more |
| Tenors" are no longer with us. This due to the | | | | than one voice with perhaps the three of them |
| sad fact that Pavarotti passed away in 2007 while | | | | ending the show with "O Mio Babbino Caro" from |
| Domingo and Carreras are at an age in which | | | | Puccini's "Gianni Schicchi"; much in the same way |
| their voices are no longer what they used to be | | | | "The Three Tenors" ended their shows with |
| yet does this mean the music must end? I, for | | | | "Nessun Dorma" from Puccini's "Turandot". |
| my part claim that grand concerts of opera as | | | | In conclusion I would say that in my opinion |
| the ones given by "The Three Tenors" need not | | | | Angela Gheorghiu, Cecilia Bartoli and Anna |
| end if our desire is that they do not; for to | | | | Netrobko performing as "The Three Sopranos" in |
| continue their tradition another opera group might | | | | the 2010 World Cup in South Africa would not |
| be formed for the 2010 World Cup in South | | | | only do wonders for the popularity of opera |
| Africa. | | | | through out the world but their own as well. As it |
| The singers I have in mind for this new formation | | | | would be their superb voices along with their |
| of opera voices however would not be comprised | | | | feminine charm and beauty which would be more |
| of three gentlemen but the same number of | | | | than capable of filling stadiums as well as selling |
| ladies whose voices would lead them to be called | | | | CDs and DVDs by the millions. This holding as true |
| "The Three Sopranos". Regarding the three ladies | | | | given they are genuine divas, unlike those in pop |
| I have in mind; they are the ones' whose talents | | | | music who have taken to using the name in a |
| elevate them above the rest in the opera world, | | | | move that has only brought vulgarity to the title; |
| as it was with Pavarotti, Carreras and Domingo in | | | | as would happen if a person who fries burgers in |
| their time and it is with no doubt that I declare | | | | a fast food restaurant were to pretentiously |
| that they should be Cecilia Bartoli, Anna Netrobko | | | | refer to him or herself as a "great chef". |
| and Angela Gheorghiu. | | | | |