Montserrat Caballé: The Legendary Soprano (Opera Documentary)
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A profile of the Spanish soprano, best known for the Olympic anthem Barcelona that she performed with Freddie Mercury.
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Most beautiful voice and charisma ever
What a beautiful person
The incredible, inimitable La Superba!
I was only lucky enough to see her a few times onstage. Adriana Lecouvreur at the Met, and I said to myself, "I will never hear a more beautiful sound than this." And also scenes from The Ring at the New York Philharmonic, where she sang Brunnhilde. I asked to meet her, and waited patiently while she signed pictures of herself in beautiful gowns and jewels. When I reached her dressing table, she signed a picture......holding the head of John the Baptist!! I don''t know why she chose it, but I still have it framed on the wall.
Lucrezia Borgia didn't happen at the Metropolitan, it was a American Opera Society production.
That’s what I was thinking.
@davidmolina7543 yes at Carnegie Hall. Marilyn Horne was still singing both soprano and mezzo roles.
”Unapproachable diva?” Who the hell said that? That’s ridiculous. Diva, yes - in a good way. Unapproachable? Never. She was always grateful and kind to her fans. She was a lovelh lady with a warm heart.
And that’s not the only mistake in the video. Do better.
But Montse - we love and miss you. Rest in peace❤️
Si en el cielo ay Ángeles, Monserrat Caballé con María Calas sin duda los tendrán enamorados, que dos prodigios de la naturaleza. ( irrepetibles )
Caballe released her own documentary for facts to be accurate. SHE WAS NOT A MEZZO. The repertoires Caballe sang could not have been in her endless Diva roles if she were a mezzo! How embarrassing to reveal your Perspective which gathers your questionable knowledge of music and speaking of information not quite correct. The greatest soprano of the 20th century who carried a lead through that wonderful time 'The Golden Age of Opera.' We will never know a time as this ever and Montserrat Caballe will be listened to with fresh ears wondering who was this. RIP lovely Montserrat--you are missed. 🌹❤
Touché
She had no boundaries for joy in singing
no one could grab, hold, and sustain a note indefinitely like Montserrat, without losing any of its beauty of tone and brilliance.
Montserrat is the patron saint of Catalonia, shared with Saint George. Saint Eulalia is the patron saint of Barcelona.
This documentary is full of wrong information , better to watch the one Montserrat agreed to take part in, produced by Euroarts. She was not only an incredible artist, but a wonderful human being, I shall never forget how witty she was. I miss her very much.
I agree. A very disjointed and disappointing documentary! LS Superba deserves much better than this bit of fluff!
Hacienda somos todos.
@@funkforward is
This is pretty much a junk channel.
I hear Montsy and Freddie together and I just want to cry. Their voices are so beautiful, music runs through their bodies, they are music,.and their mutual love for one another is glaringly obvious.
La Superba, a legend!! R.I.P
FABULOUS.......MONTSERRAT!!!!!! 🎼🎵🎶🎼🎵🎶🎼🎵🎼🎵🎶💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜Love Montserrat so much!!!!!!What for a woman..........👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Real Diva! Her Artistry was absolutely amazing.
She was an angel on earth. She now sings in heaven
Freddie Mercury just loved her and her incredibly amazing voice.
I smile thinking of the 2 of them singing together in heaven
Montserrat es maravillosa, la más grande dela Opera, la última gran primadona.
One of the real post-war greats. The Lucrezia Borgia breakthrough though, replacing Horne, was in fact at Carnegie Hall in New York in concert and NOT The Met.
They said it correctly in the beggining
This documentary sucks. And full of embellishments. It should be taken off RUclips. 🇫🇷🍷 Arnold Bourbon Amaral
Her smile and humor was very beautiful and warm. Such an underrated amazing woman!! R.I.P...
She was not underrated. She was greatest soprano of her time. With an incredible repertoire etc. So much more diverse than leontyne Price and Dame Joan. 🇫🇷🍷💙 Arnold Bourbon Amaral
@@arnoldamaral7406 Sorry I think you are misunderstanding my comment..
Good, bad or indifferent...She was one of G-D's most infinitely and incredibly joyous gifts to us. She earned her success with pain, tears, and disappointments, but always with an the attitude of "Tell me I can't and I will show you I can". She was a very gracious lady and will be forever missed and loved by the many of us she never knew...
Montserrat did not perform "Barcelona" alone at the Olympics opening ceremony in 1992. She performed a different song with José Carreras. Who made the research for this video?
Did I hear that right, she replaced Marilyn Horne as Lucrezia?....I did not know Horne sang the title role of Lucrezia?
That's correct! - And when Horne heard her sing it, she decided she best leave the role alone! Which is why you never heard Marilyn sing it
@@ronronizetti2534 later Marilyn Horne said that it was career suicide to follow our Monsey. 💙🇫🇷🍷 Arnold Bourbon Amaral
Horne was a soprano till the mid 60s
Caballe was never unapproachable...she was so human.
WORLDSTAR............Montserrat Caball'e 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥 ❤ I adore her!!!!!!!!❤❤❤❤
A true gift from God: RIP
Tuve la suerte de verla en la segunda mitad de los 70 cantando Norma, Semiramide, Tosca, Ballo, Roberto, Adriana, Manon Lescaut... además de un par de recitales. Maravillosa siempre! Me hizo amar la ópera desde que era un crío.
Hello. Thanks again for these videos. Maybe you could do one on Leontyne Price.
Que Montserrat soit une légende de l'opéra n'est plus à prouver. Dans moins de dix ans elle sera reconnue comme la plus grande soprano du second XX7 siècle.
Supersonic diva
What asinine comments a lovely documentary generates.
i have always loved Maria Callas. but i’ll admit, i don’t know much about opera. i can’t believe i’ve only just discovered Monserrat Caballe. absolutely stunning! i have a lot of catching up to do.
You won't be disappointed my friend. The greatest art form in the world. 🇷🇺🌍🌏🌎🍷 Arnold Bourbon Amaral
Indeed you do my friend indeed you do...!!! She was truly one of a kind.
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She, indeed, after Callas
Good luck in your journey, discovering Caballe. I too, am a Maria Callas fan as well as a Caballe fan.
GÖTTIN of the Sopranomusic........allways!!!!!!And so lovley!!!!!♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️🎼🎵🎶😘😘
Her debut in NY wasn’t at the Met but in Carnegie hall. A huge gaff in a documentary bio!!!!
Correct. Lots of errors in this presentation. Lucretia Borgia was performed at Carnegie Hall. I always knew who Monserrat was and thought she had a lovely voice, but unfortunately never got really interested in her until she was at the end of her career. She was a person i would have liked to have known.
She was fabulous. That is all. ❤️
I was watching a video of her teaching a master class. She kept trying to get a young lady to push the notes from her diaphragm and not her throat. She kept trying to get her to do it over and over and was so patient. She was so sweet.
For those fans of the great Catalan trio of Caballé, Carrreras and Pons, look.up Massenet's "Herodiade" from the Liceu. Everyone at the height of their powers!
I was there and it was truly amazing. Herodiade should be performed more often. Problem is that it requires a cast similar to Don Carlo , so if you have such a cast available, you do Don Carlo
@@eddiebuenaventure3666 were you really? It was one of the first Liceu operas I was in. Great memories!
@@ritawing1064 that's really impressive my friend. Thank you for your experience. 💙🇫🇷🍷 Arnold Bourbon Amaral
@@arnoldamaral7406 yes, it was great! Cheers!
I will go find the recording. Thank you!!
17:20 Norma is a mezzo part? That's new to me! She did also sing Adalgisa, though, which is indeed considered a mezzo role, although nowadays it's often sung by a soprano. But then they are showing the cover of the 1973 RCA recording in which she sang the title role (which is definitely a soprano part!)
I believe the doctor was confused Norma is a soprano part and Adalsia isA mezzo or a soprano part as well.
The part was first sing by a soprano.
Both roles were written for a soprano voice. However, because the role of Adalgisa delves into the mezzo soprano registre, it was taken over the years by mezzos with easy high notes.
@@davidmolina7543 No actually Adalgisa is a soprano role. However it's usually sung by mezzos and many times parts of it are transposed to accommodate the mezzo
Montsy and Freddie are together and having the time of their lives!
Such great voice and beautiful soul.
Wonderful voice . Words can not describe it !
This is poorly done. I wish people would do their research before they produce a documentary at this level. The greatest opera star of her era OUR MONTSE 👑 after our Maya 👑.The story about Corelli is so not true. This is an outrage indeed. 🇫🇷💙 Arnold Bourbon Amaral
What a shining name, Wow... such a grand package to the world🌹🌹🌹🌹
Una meraviglia assoluta,con una voce strepitosa e penetrante,che resta nel cuore. Potente,anche nei suoi pianissimi unici e inimitabili. Poteva fare ogni cosa ,con quella voce .Bellissima e strepitosa Caballet .
Thank you for this!
Her debut?? She replaced M. Horne in a Carnegie Hall performance "not" the Met. Opera. How? do you make this video and 'not' know the facts??
My favourite soprano!
El timbre dulce de la Caballé, el legato impresionante entre otras cosas, la hacían y la hicieron única, una extraordinaria cantante, con un repertorio vasto, dueña de un gran oído musical, que le permitía cantar y guiar la orquesta! Era la reina del pianissimo. Exploró óperas con un gran ingenio y creatividad. Su técnica era pulida y acertada. Podía cantarlo todo, con excelencia, al estilo de las grandes cantantes españolas la Malibran, la Colbran, y del siglo XX María de los Ángeles y la inolvidable Elvira de Hidalgo. Siempre incluía en su repertorio la zarzuela.
Era una artista total: cantante y actriz impresionante, bella y generosa, sus clases magistrales eran de primer nivel. Maravillosa la gran cantante española del siglo XX.
POSDATA: en este documental hablan y hablan y no se molestaron en venir al Liceu y charlar con la gente que conoció a la gran Caballé. El Gran Teatre del Liceu siempre fue su casa. su hogar, Barcelona era su ciudad. Gracias.
Her big break in NYC was with Lucrezia Borgia, replacing Marilyn Horne, BUT it was NOT at the Met. It was at Carnegie Hall.
Norma is not a mezzo part with 15 high cs ??
Love Montserrat's voice, is like a balsam for the soul ❤ What a big, big honour was to be able to know her personally. Such a great human beeing❤ Such loss...
And such a shame for Zaragoza to loose her Voice Competition. Happy, that it revives now at Gran Teatre del Liceu and Teatro Real Madrid!🎉🎉🎉
She sang over 5000 performances in her career .
5000????? You mean 500. If it's ,5000 her voice would have died early.
Please do a perspective on soprano Alessandra Marc
She is the reason I fell in love with opera.
This is so poorly done. Having seen many films of her, where she speaks of what she feels, before I saw this, and have read the reviews of performances, she was very “human” warm Funny. a diva yes, often canceled for frivolous reasons, enjoyed life, came from poverty during the civil war in Spain, she lived a good life, very religious, various health problems, close family, grandparents took care of the kids, she wasn’t perfect but when she was “on” it was as near perfection as one could get. She could laugh at herself. Very much loved.
Caballe’s big break in the U.S. was as Lucrezia Borgia at Carnegie Hall and *not* the Metropolitan Opera as this film says. She sang at the Met not long after.
Thank God there are people who still have a bit of memory...
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I can now see why Freddie was absolutely stunned by her. It’s was sad that she outlived him. She was La Superba! Thank you Montse for your absolute dedication to your career.
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Does anyone know the song/aria she sang here in the Lifetime Achievement Award ceremony
Awesome
Interesting
Norma a Mezzo part?!?
Some inaccuracies along the documentary
It was as though the wind came out to play with her voice...
Nobody today sings like she could and DID!
Was she at the Met or Carnegie Hall for Lucrezia Borgia?
Carnegie Hall my friend. Another mistake 🇫🇷🍷💙 Arnold Bourbon Amaral
Sooo many things wrong in this doc! So many! 😮
Perfect Awesome!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍👍👍🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩👍👍👍👍
thank you for this wonderful documentary
Where can I get a soundtrack of the pieces used for this documentary?
You'll have to look for the Operas she recorded. Dunno for what label she worked, maybe Decca?
Thank you Danielle de Niese, this is a beautiful piece.
After her death,catalonian goverments didn't do any tribute to commemorate her incredible gift ,just because she was not independentist.Poor ignorant people!
She WAS NOT an "unapproachable diva"! She was a funny and humble, charming and lovely person. NO Maria Callas nonsense!
A prodigious virtuoso...
WOW!
Sir can you please invite me to your funeral?
Underrated comment here.
Very poor documentary, with many mistakes and the words telling her story are rarely accompanied by the right images. Despite that, it’s always good go see and hear her.
I love the Andrea Chenier duet for the Met Opera Gala. Just so compelling
Norma is not a mezzo soprano role!!!!!!
O mio babbino caro
in my opinion her voice was nicer than LA DIVINA,less elegant,but warmer!
Listening to them sing together...is proof of God as one within and through us...
I adore Caballe..but her faith in Careras was misplaced..he was horrible from the very beginning....never deserved what he got.
Unconditional love don't judge something you know nothing about my friend. Jose Carreras would always say she was like a big sister to me and I will always listen to her when she scolded me. End of story 💙🍷🇫🇷 Arnold Bourbon Amaral
Carreras WAS wonderful in his youth. Unfortunately, he lost his voice early.
@@LyndaRae True.
Carreras should have stuck to the lyric repertoire and never took on roles in Carmen, Tosca, Andrea Chenier and all the other heavier repertoire. Traviata, Boheme, Rossini's Otello, Des Grieux of Massenet and other lyric parts suited his voice better
@@LyndaRae I think Leukemia and the treatment is what took the final toll on his voice. That and the heavier repertoire didn't help
I consider her the Lauri-Volpi of sopranos. Though a lyrico-spinto soprano, like Lauri-Volpi, she can perform heavy roles.