On Saturday 6 September it became known that at the age of 85 years died, the iconic Opera singer Montserrat caballé, who became a legend during his lifetime. The famous Opera singer was not on Saturday morning in a clinic in Barcelona. When Montserrat Caballe was in the hospital, the family has stated that her health is not in danger and soon she will return home.
The actress was hospitalized to the clinic due to problems with the bladder at the end of September, this then informed the Spanish media. Close Montserrat caballé was expecting her discharge, when she suddenly became ill, and after that the singer was transferred to intensive care. She died Saturday morning and her funeral is expected to take place on Monday.
Opera prima Montserrat caballé was born on 12 APR 1933 in Barcelona, where he lived most of his life. In the childhood of the future stars of the Opera stage, it became clear that she was gifted with an incredible vocal. We will remind that during the life of Montserrat caballé was considered a benchmark of a virtuoso singing the Bel Canto. The rise to fame of an Opera diva was not easy. The family she lived very poorly, in my youth Montserrat moonlighting as a seamstress, scrollsize and seller. When it became clear that the young Caballe from birth gifted with a magical voice, only thanks to the support of philanthropists Montserrat caballé was able to get a musical education and to get to the theatre. First notoriety she received in 1965, when he replaced American singer Marilee horn in the party Lucrezia Borgia in the eponymous Opera by Gaetano Donizetti in “Carnegie hall”.
The fact of the topic. The famous song “Barcelona”, performed by Montserrat Caballe with Freddy mercury, the lead singer of the band Queen wrote at her request – prima wanted to create a composition about her hometown.