- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- April 12, 1933
- Place of Birth
- Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
- Died
- October 6, 2018
Montserrat Caballé
Montserrat Caballé i Folch or Folc (full name: María de Montserrat Bibiana Concepción Caballé i Folch (12 April 1933 – 6 October 2018), known simply as Montserrat Caballé, was a Catalan 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 International Olympic Committee, "Barcelona", a duet with Freddie Mercury, which became an official theme song for the 1992 O…
Filmography
movieNever Boring - The videos
2019 · Self (archive footage)
movieConxita Badia no existeix
2012 · Montserrat Caballé
movieFreddie Mercury: The Great Pretender
2012 · Self
tvSavis i sàvies
2008 · Self - Interviewee
Die schönsten Weihnachts-Hits
tvDie schönsten Weihnachts-Hits
2006 · Self
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
tvWillkommen bei Carmen Nebel
2004 · Self
movieCaballe beyond music
2003 · Herself
movieFreddie Mercury: The Untold Story
2000 · Self
tvBeckmann
1999 · Self
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
tvThe Johannes B. Kerner Show
1998 · Self
tvDie Harald Schmidt Show
1995 · Self
Versteckte Kamera
tvVersteckte Kamera
1995 · Self
tvLo + plus
1995 · Self - Guest
tvalfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
1994 · Self
Musik liegt in der Luft
tvMusik liegt in der Luft
1991 · Self - Singer
Flitterabend
tvFlitterabend
1988 · Self - Singer
movieFreddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé - La Nit
1988 · Self - Performer
tvLe monde est à vous
1987 · Self
movieRomanza final (Gayarre)
1986 · Soprano
movieVerdi: Simon Boccanegra
1985 · Maria Boccanegra
Melodien für Millionen
tvMelodien für Millionen
1985 · Self
Goldene Kamera
tvGoldene Kamera
1984 · Self
movieHérodiade - Gran Teatro del Liceo
1984 · Salomé
tvChamps-Elysées
1982 · Self
tvWetten, dass..?
1981 · Self
tvVerstehen Sie Spaß?
1980 · Self
movieGeneral Report
1977 · Self - Opera Singer
movieNorma
1974 · Norma
tvLe Grand Échiquier
1972 · Self, Self - Main Guest
tvBambi
1948 · Self
movieJosé Carreras Collection: Montserrat Caballé & José Carreras
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movieCilea - Adriana Lecouvreur - Caballe, Cossotto, Carreras (NHK 1976)
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