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'''Tibor Rudas''' (6 February 1920 – 8 September 2014), was a Hungarian-born American [[entrepreneur]], known for conceptualizing [[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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19980913/2771724/tenors-hit-the-highest-c-commerce|title=''Tenors Hit The Highest C: Commerce''|publisher=The Seattle Times|access-date=19 March 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,295091,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425120801/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,295091,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 25, 2009|title=Tibor Rudas Presents the Three Sopranos: Cassello, Esperian, Lawrence|date=22 November 1996|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|accessdate=19 March 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3428400534.html|title=''The Three Tenors''|publisher=encyclopedia.com|accessdate=19 March 2010}}</ref>
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'''Tibor Rudas''' is a [[Hungary|Hungarian]] [[Entrepreneur]] whose most notable accomplishment was perhaps the conceptualization of [[The Three Tenors]] concerts, featuring [[Jose Carreras]], [[Placido Domingo]] and [[Luciano Pavarotti]].{{Fact|date=January 2007}}


Born in [[Budapest]], he was imprisoned in the [[Bergen-Belsen concentration camp]] during World War II by the Nazis.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/17/arts/music/tibor-rudas-classical-music-impresario-dies-at-94.html?ref=obituaries|title=Tibor Rudas Dies at 94; Brought the World the Three Tenors|author=Douglas Martin|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=16 September 2014}}</ref> Prior to his work with Pavarotti, Rudas was active in [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]], booking acts for the [[Resorts Casino Hotel|Superstar Theater]] and the [[Steel Pier]]. He died in [[Santa Monica, California]], aged 94.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Martin|first=Douglas|date=17 September 2014|title=Tibor Rudas Dies at 94; Brought the World the Three Tenors|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/17/arts/music/tibor-rudas-classical-music-impresario-dies-at-94.html|access-date=30 December 2021|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Woo|first=Elaine|date=10 September 2014|title=Tibor Rudas dies at 94; impresario behind Three Tenors|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-tibor-rudas-20140910-story.html|access-date=30 December 2021|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref>
Rudas was born in [[Budapest]], and at the age of eight, was singing boy [[soprano]] for the Budapest State Opera. Years later, in [[Australia]], he established a dance studio and began producing French-style [[revues]]. By 1963, he was invited to the [[United States]], where in [[Las Vegas Strip|Las Vegas]] such revues were flourishing. There, his own style of [[choreograph]]y and production gained him and his troupe &ndash; known as the ''Rudas Acro-Dancers'' &ndash; international acclaim; groups of these dancers later began touring all over the globe, including eight years at the Lido in Paris.{{Fact|date=January 2007}}


== References ==
Tibor Rudas was the one who introduced the Living Screen to Las Vegas in 1965, a patent production were as the figures came alive through the screen to perform on stage and then return back through the screen , Rudas produced the living screen all over the world including Mexico, England, France etc.
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*[http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-tibor-rudas-20140910-story.html Obituary - Los Angeles Times]
*[https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/tibor-rudas-who-brought-pavarotti-other-big-names-to-atlantic/article_d29e1d40-3881-11e4-918f-001a4bcf887a.html Obituary-Atlantic City Press]


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In 1976, Tibor Rudas was commissioned to build and run a theater for the first casino in [[Atlantic City]] &ndash; the "Resorts International Superstar Theater". Many great artists performed there, such as [[Cher]], [[Bill Cosby]], [[Jackie Gleason]], [[Liberace]], [[Dolly Parton]], [[Diana Ross]], and [[Frank Sinatra]]. After three years of successful operation, he decided to return to his original calling &ndash; [[classical music]] &ndash; and in an unusual move, introduced The [[New York Philharmonic]] as the first classical artists to perform in a [[casino]] showroom. Later, performances by distinguished artists such as [[Yehudi Menuhin]], [[Itzhak Perlman]], [[Joan Sutherland]], the Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields, and the [[New York City Opera]] National Company followed, in casinos as well as in traditional concert halls.
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In 1983, Rudas presented [[Luciano Pavarotti]] in concert for the first time. Because the ''Maestro'' had reservations about performing in a casino, Rudas went to the extent of constructing a special tent for the performance; the concert was a spectacular success and as a result he gave up his position at Resorts International to produce Pavarotti’s concerts throughout the world. The two worked together for over twenty years, for a total of over 283 concerts{{Fact|date=January 2007}} in venues such as [[Madison Square Garden]], the [[Hollywood Bowl]], [[Wembley Arena]], [[Tokyo]]’s [[Budokan]], and [[Sydney Superdome]], among others, on virtually every continent. Rudas has also presented ambitious events within specially-built outdoor venues in [[Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park]], attracting 200,000 [[London]]ers as well as the Prince and Princess of [[Wales]] on a soaking-wet day in 1991; in [[Buenos Aires]], for 300,000 in 1992; in [[Central Park]], for 500,000 [[New York]]ers in 1993; and the Mayan Ruins at [[Chichén Itzá]] in 1997, among others.

Perhaps Rudas' greatest achievement in taking opera to wider audiences was the 3 Tenors concerts. In July 1994, Jose Carreras, Plácido Domingo, and Luciano Pavarotti, along with conductor [[Zubin Mehta]], captivated 56,000 at [[Dodger Stadium]] in [[Los Angeles]] &ndash; as well as approximately 1.3 billion television viewers in more than 100 countries &ndash;{{Fact|date=January 2007}} in what was the most-watched worldwide musical event in history.{{Fact|date=January 2007}} Audio and video recordings were released in record time, going platinum within a week of release, which is still selling and already over 2 million DVD sold.{{Fact|date=January 2007}}

Continuing his success with the legendary trio, Tibor Rudas produced ''The 3 Tenors World Tour 1996-97'', under the musical direction of [[Metropolitan Opera]] Artistic Director James Levine, live in ten cultural capitals around the world, including [[Tokyo]], London, [[Vienna]], New York, [[Gothenburg]], [[Munich]], [[Duesseldorf]], [[Melbourne]], [[Modena]], and [[Barcelona]]. In 1998, the Tenors sang an outdoor concert before the [[Eiffel Tower]] for 150,000 people in [[Paris]] and over a billion television viewers, in a performance that became their release ''Carreras Domingo Pavarotti with Levine: Paris 1998''.

Rudas continued to produce Pavarotti and 3 Tenors concerts until 2003.


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Latest revision as of 05:51, 15 November 2024

Tibor Rudas (6 February 1920 – 8 September 2014), was a Hungarian-born American entrepreneur, known for conceptualizing 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]

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  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. Archived from the original on April 25, 2009. 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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