Person Open DS/UK/17485 Caballé; Montserrat (12 April 1933-6 October 2018); Spanish operatic soprano Caballé Montserrat 12 April 1933-6 October 2018 Spanish operatic soprano Female Maria de Montserrat Viviana Concepción Caballé i Folch La Superba https://thirdlight.royalalberthall.com/pf.tlx?zizIDNzq2uL- Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (born)

Spanish Musician; Vocals, soprano White Heterosexual María de Montserrat Viviana Concepción Caballé i Folch 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. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montserrat_Caball%C3%A9 (2019) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHeharper 6/10/2014 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 11af58ea-bb2c-4290-ae2a-12365d1bb50d