Presented is a multi-signed 24 x 38-inch color print of a LeRoy Neiman painting of "The Three Tenors" - noted opera singers including Spaniards Plácido Domingo and José Carreras, and Italian Luciano Pavarotti. The 1996 Neiman painting depicts the trio, from left to right, Domingo, Carreras and Pavarotti, in black tuxedos, arms upraised in an appreciation of their audience. The print is signed in the lower white margin in blue marker, from left to right, by Domingo, Carreras and Pavarotti below their respective images. The lower center of the margin features the legend, printed in black and yellow, "Matthias Hoffman Presents Carreras Domingo Pavarotti with Levine The 3 Tenors". The Three Tenors were a popular operatic singing group during the 1990s and early 2000s. The trio began their collaboration with a performance at the ancient Baths of Caracalla in Rome, Italy, on July 7, 1990, the eve of the 1990 FIFA World Cup Final, watched by a global television audience of around 800 million. The image of three tenors in formal evening dress singing in a World Cup concert captivated the global audience. The recording of this debut concert became the best-selling classical album of all time and led to additional performances and live albums. They performed to a global television audience at three further World Cup Finals: 1994 in Los Angeles, 1998 in Paris, and 2002 in Yokohama. They also toured other cities around the world, usually performing in stadiums or similar large arenas to huge audiences. They last performed together at an arena in Columbus, Ohio, on September 28, 2003. This item comes with a LOA from JSA.

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