Tibor Rudas (6 February 1920 – 8 September 2014), was a Hungarian-born American entrepreneur, known for conceptualising Luciano Pavarotti performances in sports arena settings and later signing the "Three Tenors" José Carreras, Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti to appear in a series of worldwide arena concerts.[1][2][3]

Born in Budapest, he was imprisoned in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp during World War II by the Nazis.[4] Prior to his work with Pavarotti, Rudas was active in Atlantic City, New Jersey, booking acts for the Superstar Theater and the Steel Pier. He died in Santa Monica, California, aged 94.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Tenors Hit The Highest C: Commerce". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  2. ^ "Tibor Rudas Presents the Three Sopranos: Cassello, Esperian, Lawrence". Entertainment Weekly. 22 November 1996. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  3. ^ "The Three Tenors". encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  4. ^ Douglas Martin (16 September 2014). "Tibor Rudas Dies at 94; Brought the World the Three Tenors". The New York Times.
  5. ^ Martin, Douglas (17 September 2014). "Tibor Rudas Dies at 94; Brought the World the Three Tenors". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  6. ^ Woo, Elaine (10 September 2014). "Tibor Rudas dies at 94; impresario behind Three Tenors". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 30 December 2021.

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