Raffles International Hotels and Resorts are to present a one-off ‘Evening at Angkor with Jose Carreras’. This event is a charity concert featuring world-renowned tenor Jose Carreras against the backdrop of the magnificent Angkor Wat, one of the world’s most famous heritage sites.

This extraordinary concert will take place under the stars on Friday 6th December 2002. José Carreras, one of the best tenors in the world, will perform together with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra and a cast of hundreds of dancers, singers and musicians from the National Dance Troupe of Cambodia.

Only 1,000 privileged guests will be able to experience this once-in-a-lifetime show, and enjoy gourmet dining prepared by chefs from Raffles International and Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor with vintage wines and a unique fusion of modern and classical music at the temple complex.

Tickets for the black-tie dinner and charity concert are priced at US$500, US$1,000 and US$1,500. Four charities will benefit from this performance: the Cambodian Red Cross, Veterans International for Landmine Victims, WildAID, and SOS Children’s Villages.

Preparations for this special event began about one year ago, and will culminate in lights, sound systems, generators and other equipment, the tableware, food and Californian wines to be specially flown in for this event. His Majesty King Norodom Sihanouk and Her Majesty Queen Monineath Sihanouk are Distinguished Patrons. The Cambodian government, especially the Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Culture & Fine Arts and the APSARA Authority, have lent their full support and cooperation. The Prime Minister of Cambodia, His Excellency Samdech Hun Sen, and Lok Chum Teav Bun Rany Hun Sen will grace the evening as Guests of Honour.

Caltex and MasterCard, the main sponsors, together with co-sponsors Bangkok Airways, Cathay Pacific and Robert Mondavi Winery, have also made it possible for this charity event to take place. Several individual benefactors have also given generous contributions to this event but have chosen to remain anonymous.

Behind the scenes, a cast of close to 1,000 people will help make 6th December a night to remember - 40 chefs, 100 service staff, 60 back-of-house staff, some 400 dancers, and about 400 singers, musicians, technicians, engineers, security personnel, production crews and other assistants.