Person Open DS/UK/19410 Marti; Montserrat (1972-2018); Spanish soprano Marti Montserrat 1972-2018 Spanish soprano Female María de Montserrat Viviana Concepción Caballé i Folch Montserrat Martínez Caballé | Montserrat Martí Caballé | Montsita Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (born)

Daughter of Spanish soprano Montserrat Caballe and Spanish tenor Bernabé Martí. María de Montserrat Viviana Concepción Caballé i Folch OIC OAXS OMFRG LH OMIR (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. 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 RAHSkeyte 7/31/2014 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 98b0918a-3bec-4b31-850b-2da8f62fe169