Montserrat Caballé, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Montserrat Caballé

Spanish operatic soprano

Date of Birth: 12-Apr-1933

Place of Birth: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Date of Death: 06-Oct-2018

Profession: opera singer, recording artist

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Aries

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María de Montserrat Viviana Concepción Caballé i Folch (UK: , Catalan: [muns?'rat k?ß?'?e i 'folk]; 12 April 1933 – 6 October 2018) was a Spanish operatic soprano.
She sang a wide variety of roles, but is best known as an exponent of the works of Verdi and of the bel canto repertoire, notably the works of Rossini, Bellini, and Donizetti.
She was noticed internationally when she stepped in for a performance of Donizetti's Lucrezia Borgia at Carnegie Hall in 1965, and then appeared at leading opera houses.
Her voice was described as pure but powerful, with superb control of vocal shadings and exquisite pianissimo. Caballé became popular to non-classical music audiences in 1987, when she recorded, at the request of the IOC, "Barcelona", a duet with Freddie Mercury, which became an official theme song for the 1992 Olympic Games.
She received several international awards and also Grammy Awards for a number of her recordings.