Transcript THE STORY OF 2 MUSICIANS A Spanish Powerpoint presentation translated and edited by Don Esteban (put speakers on) A STORY PROBABLY KNOWN ONLY BY A FEW.

THE STORY OF 2
MUSICIANS
A Spanish Powerpoint
presentation translated
and edited by Don Esteban
(put speakers on)
A STORY PROBABLY KNOWN ONLY BY A FEW PEOPLE...
IT’S ABOUT TWO OF THE THREE TENORS - LUCIANO
PAVAROTTI, PLACIDO DOMINGO AND JOSÉ CARRERAS
WHO TOUCHED THE WORLD WITH THEIR OUTSTANDING
PERFORMANCES.
A LOT OF PEOPLE, ESPECIALY EUROPEANS KNOW THE
RIVALRY BETWEEN CATALUÑA AND MADRID. THE
CATALANS FIGHT FOR THEIR AUTONOMY IN A SPAIN
DOMINATED BY MADRID.
ANYWAY, PLACIDO DOMINGO IS MADRILEÑO EN JOSÉ
CARRERAS IS CATALAN.
BECAUSE OF POLITICAL DIFFERENCES, IN 1984,
CARRERAS AND DOMINGO BECAME ENEMIES.
WANTED ALL OVER THE WORD THE TWO OBSTINATE
MUSICIANS REFUSED CONSISTENTLY TO GIVE CONCERTS
TOGETHER.
IN 1987 CARRERAS GOT ANOTHER ENEMY, MORE
IRRECONCILABLE THEN HIS RIVAL PLACIDO
DOMINGO.
A TERRIBLE DIAGNOSE: HE HAD LEUKEMIA!!
HIS BATTLE AGAINST THIS CANCER WAS VERY
PAINFUL. TREATMENTS, NEW BLOOD AND EVEN
TRANSPLANTATION OF BONE MARROW OBLIGED
HIM TO TRAVEL TO THE USA ONCE A MONTH.
IN THIS CONDITION HE COULD NOT WORK
ANYMORE AND EVEN WITH A HEALTHY
BANKACCOUNT THE HIGH TRAVELING COSTS AND
TREATMENTS WEAKENED HIS FINANCIAL
SITUATION TREMENDOUSLY.
ALMOST NO MONEY ANYMORE TO PAY THE BILLS HE
LEARNED ABOUT THE EXISTANCE OF A FOUNDATION
IN MADRID WHICH GOAL IT WAS TO OFFER HELP
WITH THE TREATMENT OF LEUKEMIA.
THANKS TO THE SUPPORT OF THIS
FOUNDATION CARRERAS RECOVERED
AND STARTED TO SING AGAIN.
AGAIN HE EARNED HIGH SALARY
AND HE TRIED TO BECOME PARTNER
OF THE FOUNDATION.
READING THE STATUTES HE
DISCOVERED THAT THE FOUNDER
AND PRESIDENT OF THE
FOUNDATION WAS PLACIDO
DOMINGO.
ONLY LATER CARRERAS
UNDERSTOOD THAT PLACIDO HAD
DONE EVERYTHING TO STAY
ANONYMOUS. HE DID’NT WANT
CARRERAS TO FEEL HUMILIATED BY
ACCEPTING HELP FROM HIS ‘ENEMY’.
THE MOST TOUCHING WAS THE
MEETING BETWEEN THE TWO....
DURING ONE OF DOMINGO’S CONCERTS IN MADRID
CARRERAS SURPRISED PLACIDO BY APPROACHING
THE STAGE. HE KNEELED DOWN AT HIS FEET, ASKED
HIM TO FORGIVE HIM AND THANKED HIM IN FRONT OF
THE AUDIENCE.
PLACIDO HELPED HIM ON HIS FEET AGAIN AND WITH
A BIG HUG HE CONFIRMED THE BEGINNING OF A BIG
FRIENDSHIP.
IN AN INTERVIEW WITH DOMINGO A REPORTER ASKED
HIM WHY HE HAD STARTED THIS FOUNDATION AND
WHY NOT ONLY HE HAD SUPPORTED FINANCIALY AN
ENEMY BUT AN ARTIST WHO ACTUALLY WAS HIS
COMPETITOR AS WELL
HIS ANSWER WAS SHORT AND RESOLUTE:
“BECAUSE I COULD NOT ALLOW THE LOST
OF SUCH A VOICE”..."
“THIS IS A TRUE STORY
ABOUT NOBILITY AND
MIGHT INSPIRE US AS
AN EXAMPLE”...
Don and Doña Esteban wish
you
Merry Christmas
and a happy
2006 !!
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