何塞·卡雷拉斯几乎不能起床,他头晕,牙疼得厉害。那是1987年7月13日,卡雷拉斯在巴黎拍摄歌剧电影《艺术家的生涯》。也许是因牙疼而长期服用抗菌素使得他感到如此难受与疲倦;也许是由于他紧张的工作日程所致。在过去四个月的时间里,他奔波于法国、意大利、西班牙、英国、美国等国家之间,日夜不停地灌制唱片,拍摄电影,举办独唱音乐会,扮演歌剧中的角色等。“我看上去简直糟糕透了。”卡雷拉斯望着他下榻的宾馆套房的镜子里自己那憔悴惨白的面孔沉思着。他决定住院做彻底的身体检查。生活对当时40岁的卡雷拉斯是慷慨的。他在事业初期就被誉为世界最著名的三位男高音歌唱家之一(与卢恰诺·帕瓦罗蒂和普拉西多·多明戈齐名)。他英俊的外貌及自然的表演才能使他成为受歌剧观众青睐的演员,他那豪爽的性格受到指挥和演出主办人的喜爱。从维也纳到东京都 Jose Carreras barely got up and he was dizzy and had a good toothache. That was July 13, 1987, Carreras in Paris, the opera film “The Artist’s Life.” Perhaps prolonged use of antibiotics due to toothache made him feel so uncomfortable and tired; perhaps due to his intense work schedule. In the past four months, he has been running around France, Italy, Spain, Britain, the United States and other countries, pouring music around the clock, shooting movies, holding solo concerts and playing the role of opera. “I looked terrible,” Carreras mused over his haggard pale face in the mirror of the hotel suite he was staying in. He decided to stay in hospital for a thorough medical examination. Life was generous to Carreras, then 40. He was hailed as one of the world’s three most famous tenor singers in the early days of his career (with Luciano Pavarotti and Placido Domingo). His handsome appearance and natural performance make him an actor favored by opera audiences, and his bold character is loved by conductor and performance host. From Vienna to Tokyo