Montserrat Caballé

Montserrat Caballé (Catalan: [munsəˈrat kəβəˈʎe]; born 12 Aprile 1933; deed 6 October 2018) wis a Spaingie operatic soprano. She haes sang a wide variety o roles, but Caballé is best kent as an exponent o the bel canto repertoire, notably the wirks o Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti an Verdi. She came tae the attention o a much wider audience when she recordit at the request o the IOC in 1987 "Barcelona", a duet wi Freddie Mercury, the lead sangster o the Breetish rock baund Queen; the sang wis inspired bi Caballé´s hame ceety, later it wis uised as ane o the twa offeecial theme sangs for the 1992 Olympic Gemmes.

Montserrat Caballé
Caballé in Milan, 1971
Born	Maria de Montserrat Viviana Concepción Caballé 12 Apryle 1933(1933-04-12) Barcelona, Catalonie, Spain
Dee'd	6 October 2018 (aged 85) Barcelona, Catalonie, Spain
Alma mater	Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu
Thrift	Soprano
Years active	1956–present
Hauf-marrae(s)	Bernabé Martí (1964)
Bairns	2

This name uises Spaingie namin customs; the first or paternal faimily name is Caballé an the seicont or maternal faimily name is Folch.