Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé - Barcelona (Original David Mallet Video 1987 Remastered)
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Freddie Mercury was a man of many talents and many different sides. The songs he wrote for and with Queen filled stadiums around the globe and have rightly gone down in history, but he also embarked on a solo career that took him from the clubs of Munich and New York to the great opera houses of the world.
He was the ultimate showman, but he kept his private life away from the prying eyes of the media; a larger than life rock star who loved disco, classical music and ballet. He was a restless spirit, a true chameleon who revelled in his own contradictions.
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This wonderful 1987 video, capturing Freddie Mercury's unforgettable collaboration with Spanish opera diva Montserrat Caballé, accompanied the very first single from the 'Barcelona' album (which was to follow a full year later). This unexpected and unlikely merging of talent took the world by storm, and this was the first of three singles released from the album. The Director was David Mallet and it was filmed at Pinewood Studios in London. The single was released in the UK on 26th October 1987.
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Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé - Barcelona (Original David Mallet Video 1987)
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Probably the BEST collaboration of all time. To stand next to a soprano like monserat and hold your own is truly amazing. I actually cried on the day he died. I watched him at the live aid in wembley stadium and I feel blessed to have been In the presence of greatness.
Yo lloré también cuando murió Freddie
I don't like Opera but this is magnificent
Bless you
Except that he didn't... every half serious classical music critic laughed at his performance. And it's public knowledge that when Montserrat first met Freddie, she told the producer "but you told me he was going to be a lyric tenor..." In the end, money prevailed and she went along with it.
@@cherylmorgan5007you know it's just a heavily dressed pop song, right?
You can see on Montserrat's face how much she is enjoying singing with Freddie ❤they are singing like two angels together
He tried for years to put this tune together with her it's a mix masterpiece
Barcelona n.™®🧭©™; iov🇦🇩🇻🇦✌️Ⓜ️🌼🕺🇮🇹❤️👭🔞🇿🇦🐾🇪🇺🏨🏟️⚖️🔝✈️🌃💃🩸👍🎗️🌶️😛🍕🇲🇦🇮🇩🐂🚴💏🏎️🤬
But he didnt look very often to her eyes…. Anyway amazing 😍👌
No puedo evitar emocionarme con esta obra de arte, a parte no solo admiro a estos increíbles artistas si no como catalana que soy esta canción me toca de lleno. ❤
I get goosebumps whenever I hear this timeless classic.
Now that’s how you open the Olympics!!!!!
A stellar performance by two great artists.
Whenever l use the word Perfection, there is always someone telling me that perfection doesn't exist. Here l go again: This duet is PERFECTION.
What makes this thrilling is Freddy's muscular vocals combined with Caballe's beautiful but equally powerful voice. She matches him in sheer firepower, moves like the wind, and can hold a note longer than a mortgage company.
This is a great comment!
@@katrinablackwell5174 Thank you. I'm not an opera specialist, nor much interested in rock music, but they were an inspired duo. It's the magic of the music that brought them together. Freddy said that Monstserrat "IS music", and I have no doubt that this is true for both of them. If only they had recorded more-- Freddy in opera and Caballe in pop music. For them, It's like turning on a faucet, and the music pours out.
"hold a note longer than a mortgage company." ahahahah
@@williamdonahue6617 Well said! Only just noticed the lyrics & song is like a tribute to their collaboration & adoration.
The voice of a soprano is much more powerful than that of any singer. I love Freddie, but MC is another level.
Montserrat’s voice is amazing. She fills the whole room with sound. The power of her voice could knock down a wall.
And Freddie stays with her all the way. As someone said, he can sing anything.
Two Queens, Two Divas... What a duet!
One of the most memorable moments in music/theatre history.
Underrated comment. I appreciate the creativity.
Sod off calling Freddie Mercury a queen. Dick
Yes ..but the bands name was Queen ..and I'm an Irish Queen also
.love u and miss u Freddie ❤
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Как здорово что эти мегазвëзды нашли друг друга. Такого дуэта никогда не будет. Нам остаëтся просто наслаждаться этим волшебством.
Будем наслаждаться и после нас тоже будут! Две Легенды! Фредди💔💔💔😢
I love how they were both completely themselves, and at the same time are so comfortable working with someone from such a different musical world. Each of them was a genius and a diva in their own way, yet they shared the stage and worked together seamlessly. This was a moment for the world to treasure.
Couldn't agree more!
That's the power of music and of friendship. As a testament to how close they became on a personal level, she knew about what he was dealing with at the time, and only a small handful of people could claim that.
They almost certainly would have done more work together professionally too if... well, if Freddie had more time. I read somewhere that they wanted to do The Phantom of the Opera.
Agreed!!!
Well said
@@odinfromcentr2 It was meant that they should perform the song at the Olympics in Barcelona but Freddie told her he thought he couldn't make it.He understood she thought he didn't want to so he told her why.She wanted to visit him the last months but he said he wasn't presentable.I think it was a song from Phantom of the opera she had recorded for him she played for him over the phone.And later she sent him the recording.
"And if God willing we will meet again, someday".
This is not a song; this is a monument.
is a jewel
Couldn’t have put it better myself Daniel. This will live forever. It was a gift to us
I agree with Jane Kirk - this is a monument that will continue to stand. It was also a moment in time.
Daniel Conde Freddie mercury was the second coming of Christ
wrong its a piece
I remember asking my Granny Anne, what her favourite song was when I was a child and she said this song. Granny Anne passed away 29 February this year and I hope you have got to meet Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé in heaven! 🙏🏻🇪🇸
I am so sorry for your loss, I hope Granny Anne is doing well up there!
@@almond_22 Thank you! ❤️
The Best Olympic song EVER
Maybe best song ever 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé are going to be impossible to top especially in the current time of auto tune and electronic music.
Everybody is commenting about Freddie but forgetting that Montserrat is legend herself. And she is so underrated.
right i agree :)
She is awesome bu no one can beat freddie mercury
Underrated? By who? aka La Superba.
@aileen wournos this is certainly not your name.
I know zero about Opera, Except the power of the voice it’s equal to no musical instrument I believe it was her graciousness to sing with Freddie mercury who may have been at the top of his Genre - I don’t think anyone in the history of music has ever done anything so beautiful
Apparently Montserrat Caballé was one of the only people that could match Freddie in the showoff diva department, and Freddie has stated that he was both a fan of her and opera in general. Singing a duet with one of your heroes like that, that man was seriously living the dream.
And he deserved to
Couldn't have said that better myself!😊🥰
He was dying there just imagine if he was fit c
Yes he was. His own personal dream. It makes you believe in hope and all the good things Freddie wrote about. Good post
I saw a documentary from a Japanese channel and Montserrat said there she wouldn't do Barcelona with another one unless she sees someone really special out there
35 años después y esto es insuperable
Celine Dion's performance today at the French Olympics opening ceremony reminded me of this.
Me parece que este thomasanderson5929 es un bot. Hay varios haciendo lavado de imagen de París 2024, con docenas de mensajes y todos diciendo más o menos lo mismo de manera simplona y repetitiva.
Clearly she hits notes most people could only dream of...but her TIMING is just bloody impeccable
Their chemistry together is flawless.
Supposedly, it was his approach to her with the idea of the song, how had carefully planned out the song that endeared her to him.
She said the same about Freddie. Her timing is based on Freddies compositions.
Magnifique duo et superbe interprétation de Montserrat Caballé et Freddy Mercury c'est très beau ❤
Her range and delivered effortlessly with such beautiful precision.
One of the 3 great sopranos in her day. She was nicknamed La Superba.
Can we just take a moment to appreciate Montserrat's majestic voice
Very underrated. Seen a lot of comments talking about Freddie only. Surprising.
Absolutely fantastic woman.
@@mgscoelho Be the change the world needs or stop crying
If you feel so inclined even pompous...she is truly one of a kind
even with a singer like mercury present, i just find female voices extraordinary
It's the year 2020...and i really think there won't be another duet like this in the history of modern music. Freddie, Montserrat...thank you, forever.
I have to agree and I think it's because no one has ever made such a mix of rock and classic opera.
closest thing we have these days is ed sheeran and Bocelli's Perfect Symphony
No because today's music artists do not know what music's about
True you ca`t find another. Here both can sign.;]
Alex Emme .pure bliss x
Adoro a Montserrat!!!
Una diva, católica y conservadora dando la mano a Freddy sabiendo q estaba muy enfermo hizo más por el movimiento arcoiris que todas las pelis de Neftlix...
Doy gracias de vivir esa época de auténtica libertad...
Brava Montsita, como te llamaba Freddy 😢😢😢 fuiste su amiga y lo defendiste siempre❤❤❤❤
Be a good person in life. Because when you get to heaven, these angels will be singing live for you!
I was thinking the same…this is what you hear when you enter heaven!
❤
😭🙏
❤❤❤😂 ohh May god🎉
💜💜💜
Can we appreciate how each performer's body-language perfectly encapsulates their singing style? Montserrat, flowing, graceful, hands open and inviting. Freddie, quick, powerful, direct, clenched fists evoking strength.
God what splendid performers.
I notice that too but didn't know how to articulate it. Thanks for pointing that out!
I too appreciate you pointing this out about their body language/movements. They are both perfection. He is a god.
Que maravillosos...te emocionan..
@@angelaricketts3839 ki is
MAGNIFIQUE DUO
POUR L ÉTERNITÉ
QUELS MOMENTS FABULEUX GRACIAS
THINGS YOU SO MUCH
🤩💖🤩💖🤗🤗🤗🤗😃🎼🎶🎶
Montserrat Caballe - is the voice of an angel. Throughout her career, she has performed with some of the biggest names in lyrical singing. The Duo with Freddie Mercury, released in Barcelona in 1987, became the anthem of the Barcelona Olympics in 1992. Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballe - Barcelona forever ! Eternal memory. . .🙏❤🙏
Arches represent portals......what is meaning behind this production?
We´´ll never see nothing like this again, sadlly😥😥😥
On last Saturday, my mother has left this planet.
She loved them both. My mother was 95. At the funeral this song was played.
Duet wszechczasów cudownie
All of us who read your words extend to you our sincere condolences.
Thank you very much! @@VideoWatcher2280
May her memory be a blessing. What a special song to honor her.
@@MeredithAnne88 Thank you for your kind words!
Incredible song, incredible performance of two genius of music! Freddie was seriously ill in those times and dying from AIDS, but didn't give up and continued to create his immortal masterpieces. Both had a magic powerfull voices! Freddie and Montserrat will never die in our memories and in our hearts!
Well said
Each time I'm listening to Barcelona, I am proud to be from Spain and that Monserrat ruled the world with an angel voice. Needless to say that the world also has lost a great singer as Freddy...
I listened to this as a kid. I knew nothing of music then. But I somehow knew Spain gave the world a gift with her. A fantastic duo
Thank you Vicenta.
I'm spanish too but please Freddie not Freddy
@@AndrewBarsky is catalan singuer not spanish😉
@@ricards5070 1st written correctly would be: She is A Catalan not a Spanish SINGER (singuer don’t exist in English, some respect). 2nd you don't know English. 3rd the comment did not refer to her city or what you may think is a nationality, he referred to her COUNTRY AND FROM WHAT I KNOW AND EVERYBODY KNOWS (EXCEPT FOR YOU ILLITERATE) IS SPAIN.
Just as they sang at the end...friends until the end... She adored him and he her. Now they are probably singing together for all the angels to hear.
man can u imagine that choir?!!!!!
Esto sí que habría sido un espectáculo digno de una abertura de unos juegos olimpicos y no el intento de ayer 👏🏼
estuvo contemplado según el comite organizador de Barcelona 92, pero Fredy murio y ya no se hizo posible, aunque la canción si se puso en la inauguración y fue con lo que se inicio
Si señor!!
Con Brian May dirigiendo con ese engendro luminoso 😅😂@@gonzalojimenezdelaespadaca8726
Freddie Mercury was a freaking music genius and an excellent singer. His was the only one to be on par with an opera voice. This was an incredible performance.
I agree, though I think maybe the young Elvis could have made it too. If you listen to the notes he hits on "It's Now Or Never"
Geoff Tate
So many people talking about Freddie (alright) but forgetting about Montserrat is a bit disrespectful to me. I mean, come on. Excellent DUO
adam lambert or axl rose could have too , axl rose have 7 octaves in hes vocal
Not true at all, plenty of contemporary vocalists could easily establish that.
Freddie could literally have sung anything in any genre. A true legend.
Indeed. There are not many Rock singer who could perform next to an opera legend and not look like school boys.
freddie*
Facts!
Exactly....it could be anything is right...He might have been the best voice of our generation...gone to soon💜🎶
NORA
I can't help but think that Freddie doing opera was the logical place for him to go. He was really doing opera all along, set to a rock soundtrack.
Are you listening Paris???
THIS is how you make a proper opening!!!
Freddie mercury is the greatest of all time. End of discussion.
period.
It's really!!! Great!!!!!!!!!
Yes
No one comes close
Freddie and Michael Jackson
Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé singing together and getting that high note, send a shiver down my spine
Awkward Podcast body’s aching all the time
The best of zansibar.
IMA BOT goodbye everybody
@@Frazer227 yea.. you've got to go..
@@BFGP I gotta leave you all behind and face the truth
I hope we have time to recover what we once were🙏😇 #Barcelona92. Last night was a nightmare in Paris24.
There's a reason why they call Caballe "La Superba"! The queen of opera and the queen of rock n' roll unite!
Great explication
Freddie Mercury could sing literally anything and it would sound so beautiful. Their voices gave me chills. So glad they did this
I totally agree that Freddie could sing anything and always sound beautiful. I also had chills listening to these two great voices. They are singing together in heaven and waiting for us all to join them.
Except rap.
La mejor canción de la historia para unos Juegos Olímpicos. Aún se me ponen los pelos de punta....
Это исполнение - замечательный симбиоз двух талантливых людей, относящихся к разным школам и жанрам музыкального искусства, просто потрясает!!! 🎉
Как человек которому под 60 и пел еще в СССР- всякие крейсер аврора на тв - это не люди а Боги в музыке.....И почему разные школы - Фредди таки оперный певец ...
@@aspirinaspirin2220Фредди, рок-певец. Он не поёт, а кричит. Это не критика, а факт.
Фредди ни разу не оперный. У оперных певцов совершенно другое звукоизвлечение. Он мог бы стать великим оперным певцом, но не захотел.
Так любое пение это контролируемый крик.
I agree with you…and anyone who limits themselves to only one genre of music is simply robbing themself of beautiful musical experiences. 🕊
Sadly, this was the beginning of Freddie Mercury's decline in health. But no matter how bad it got, he still fought to the finish and made awesome music. He refused to let it taint his spirit. What a bloke!
Love this comment. Well said James.
James Michael Harding c
Cheers to that!
Montserrat adored Freddie and you could see it when they sang together. He adored her too. What a wonderful match!
I thought that. You can just see in her face she is totally enjoying herself being on stage with Freddie
Sad that they were only on playback together. Freddie had voice issues in 1987 at that time.
Да, они были в Восхищении друг от друга, поэтому дуэт божественный!Как они смотрят друг на друга: восхищение талантом, а у Монсеррат ещё и любовь, как у более великой, да ещё и женщины! Сколько слушаю - только слёзы восторга!!!))
Freddie said she was the most beautiful woman he’d ever seen, I agree.
So do I. RIP to both of them.🙏😓🙏
Humildad Montserrat caballet, de padres humildes y trabajadores, .
Una beca le cambio la vida, por ke era y es un gran voz.
Visca Catalunya, la tierra de esta Diva y gran Mujer❤
Yes , indeed. I beleive too .
Caballe is ONE IN A MILLION AS A SWEET WOMAN PLUS ONE OF BEST SOPRANOS EVER IN OPERA HISTORY .
And Mercury being part OF ONE OF BEST ROCK STARS IN MODERN MUSIC HISTORY !
Yes he did, he truly admired her. The first time he heard her, he said ive got to sing with that woman, and that he did! ❤
Две звезды вселенского масштаба, как будто два ангела. Исполнение мороз по коже, великолепно, браво.
Thank you, Montserrat Caballé, for giving Freddie Mercury the chance of a lifetime, by performing Barcelona, which was the used for the 1992 Olympic Games, just months after Freddie Mercury's tragic, premature death. RIP Freddie, Mr and Mrs Bulsara, Freddie's partner, Jim Hutton, and not forgetting Montserrat Caballé. 😥❤
@@harshab4084, I hope so, too, in my humble opinion.
@M H Doobs, yes, I am praying for her, Freddie Mercury, her family, Freddie Mercury's sister, her family, Freddie Mercury's parents, and his partner, Jim Hutton, too. She should have been on Freddie Mercury Saved My Life, with Alfie Boe, a TV documentary telling the story of how Alfie Boe made his mark, in opera music, cos she was a legend, in opera music, as well as Freddie Mercury, and Alfie Boe, in my humble opinion. 🙏😥❤
@@harshab4084, thank you, very much.
DIOS ME AMA
@@jesuscabana SI !
te AMA
Now they are both singing with the Angels....✨✨✨
😔❤️
Yes❤😢
ShivaCosima w
Well.... Freddie did say he wanted to go to hell.
😍😘
"Por ti seré gaviota de tu bello mar" - one of the most romantic lines ever in one of the best songs ever.
Dos leyendas de la música unidas en un momento histórico por sus talentos, no sus condiciones. Hoy día es al revés.
Freddie Mercury AND Monserrat Caballe two immortal greats.
Not just her voice, but her hands, her eyes, her movements, the range of emotions she conveys - what an incredible performer, what a massive stage presence. Mind-blowing.
No doubt Freddie knew all this before he even met this wonderful soprano...God bless them both 🙏💓🤗
Such standards of singing will probably never be achieved on this earth again going by the poor standards of today. That said, we truly cherish the quality and the world class ability of Mercury and Montserrat. Absolutely other worldly, a performance that we can only dream of.
Best Olympic Games in history. From the very first moment till the end. ❤❤❤
I remember Jim saying in his book, how much Freddie LOVED singing with Montsy and that he ADORED this song. Makes me happy. They are a perfect duo. RIP Freddie and Montsy. They are slaying up there now. ❤️
Freddie admitted that he was nervous and scared to death to have to perform next to the legend :) How many times has Freddie been made to feel like a schoolboy??? This is and has been beyond great. What a pairing.
Mir geht jedes Mal ein Schauer über den Rücken! Es ist unglaublich, was für eine Dynamik, Kraft und Verbundenheit existiert. Das Projekt hat sich ausgezahlt. Klassik meets Rock. Wonderful!
wenn man bedenkt, dass beide großartigen Künstler nicht mehr leben... Ich liebe diese Aufnahme!!! ...und beide Künstler!!!
Que temazo, imborrable, la voz al final de la Soprano aquella, para llorar, celestial.
“We will meet again some day”
I’m sure you both did, Rest In Peace Freddie and Montserrat ❤️
God bless them both 🙏
Montserrat don't die in 2018
@@PabloSanchez-rq6krShe died on 6 October 2018
What a gift they left us here ❤..
I almost cry lol, I read this at the same time they sing this part
R.I.P.
Freddie Mercury 1946-1991
Montserrat Caballé 1933-2018
Two legends in heaven 🙏
TheJPSouza omg she died only last year!
or in hell...but with the great voice
E morta anche la buona musica
Who says there going to hell they didn't do anything bad
he himself said he is going to hell becausr of interesting people..he knows what he said. he knows his roots he knows what he did. He knows what he'd lived.......Research
Eso SIII que hubiese sido una apertura memorable de los JJOO!! Una maravilla llena de talento! Una maravillosa Monserrat Caballé y un fantástico Freddie Mercury, siempre eternos. Barcelona92, fue un espectáculo de apertura de JJOO increíble y 32 años después aún lo recordamos.
What a beautiful power house voice Montserrat had, not to mention being a beautiful lady.
The lady could make a grown man cry , so beautiful was her voice ! And she adored Freddie , the greatest entertainer of his generation .
More like the greatest showman and front man of any generation!
Yes , I agree , so sad that now he could’ve lived a normal life
she didnt just adore him she LOVED him as a true friend.....she was present with his mother in montreaux, geneva, when they unveiled his memorial statue and she was in tears! she sadly passed recently also........both are among the other gods and goddesses right now!
Being able to hold his own while singing with an actual opera singer just goes to further prove how great Freddie was. What an exceptional human being that man was. Amazing performance from both of them.
An AMAZING performance from both of them yesss. AGREE.🌹🌹
It's so sad that both of them are gone. They were exelennt.🌹🌹
Madre mía !! Que bonitas voces
Que viva la música . 👏👏👏👏
And not just any opera singer...this is the Montserrat Caballe
Being able to sing with her with full blown aids. By this point Freddie knew he not only had aids but that he would die soon. Before one of these concerts with her, he was extremely ill. The doctor wanted him to cancel because he was so sick but Freddie refused and the show went on.
Somehow I've never heard or seen this before. Absolutely jaw-dropping. Freddy was like a human supernova that burnt out far too soon.
"...the best years of my life were like a supernova..." (C) Khassogi ship
his name is freddie not freddy
This song was performed and recorded to celebrate the Barcelona Olympics in 1992.
@@piscesempress1978his real name is Farrokh.
Wondering who is the biggest diva on the stage? Freddie was such a talent. Don't think there will be anything like him again.
Simply a masterpiece, my husband loved this. Lost him nearly 5 weeks ago and came looking for this for some comfort ❤
I’m sorry for your loss. I lost my dad six years ago this July and this was one of his favourite songs. I like to listen to it even though it makes me cry.
@@charleywhaley yes, I know exactly what you mean, so sorry for your loss x
😂😂❤
I hope you found some comfort from this spine tingling performance, so sorry for your loss
sorry for your loss 3 days ago my wife and celebrated 49 yrs wedding anniversary keeping fingers crossed we can make 50 yrs , i know how lucky i am , i hope this song bought some small comfort to you ,and you are so right it is a master piece from two superb singers and a great piece of music , your late husband had great taste in his music and i am sure in wife`s
Spine tingling. Two legends singing together. Never to be repeated. Never to be forgotten.
The highest form of Art!!!😭😭😭
This video is truly amazing in every sense.
Its only playback.
I have to keep coming back to this masterpiece
Qué gran orgullo, qué emoción y tristeza por perder a Mercury, qué gran actuación, siempre lo llevaré en la memoria y en corazón ❤❤❤
Preserved for now and all of history to come ❤
Everything about this song is so magical and majestic. Freddie Mercury and Montserrat singing together is so powerfull and beautiful
Parece aqueles sonhos que a gente sonha e não quer acordar de tão lindo que é .❤❤❤❤❤
I believe this is maybe the bravest thing ever attempted by any artist . Forever a queen fan
Perhaps the ONLY time Freddie's voice was overcome by another. A Queen of Opera with the Queen of Queen. Majestic.
Decided to watch this after the French opening ceremony, 26/07/24, anyone else think that the modern olympics peaked at Barcelona in 1992?
2008 Beijing OIympics were amazing too. But Celine's performance today was one for the ages as well.
This was very nice. This is the first time I see this. Back in the 70's, 80's and 90's, there were several well known rock artists who performed duets with well known opera singers and they were very good. You rarely see that in today's music world.
Freddie Mercury was pure genius. Gorgeous, talented, charming, kind and absolutely
Mr. Farenheit forever. No one will ever be as good.
K karen
MJ 4 life!!!
Hello Bella how are you doing hope you’re having a great time with your family may God bless you and your family and I hope you all stay safe
Hi BellaMia espero que mi comentario no haya sonado como una forma de invasión de la privacidad. Tu comentario habla de una mujer maravillosa con un corazón hermoso, lo que me llevó a comentar. Normalmente no escribo en la sección de comentarios, pero creo que te mereces este complemento. Si no te importa podemos ser amigos? Gracias Dios los bendiga….🌹🌹
How many artists today can hold their own singing opera? I can probably count them on one hand. A true talent lost too early.
Rachel Welty Have you heard Nicole Scherzinger and David Garrett do Lo ti penso Amore.? She has an incredible voice too.
@@reencarl8998 no but I'll check it out
Nicole Scherzinger (she did actual opera, Carmen i think), Nick Jonas (he did Les Mis), and Josh Groban literally stood in for Pavarotti.
None as great as this masterpiece. I wouldn't even need a hand to count on. In fact, the numbers are probably in the negatives.
He's not singing opera here, but rather singing with an opera singer. Freddie was an incredible talent. I love the fact that he loved all kinds of music, including opera. This performance of "Barcelona" is truly something special.
До мурашек. Два гения. Повелители душ. Они дополняют друг друга! Каждый слушаю этот дуэт благодарю Господа что подтолкнул кого то на эту гениальную песню и исполнение
For those asking. The conductor is Mike Moran. He co wrote the song.
Though it was Brian May lol
Thought it was either Brian May or Simon Rattle lol
Absolute masterpiece
oh yesss Slavic, thats ist ist really ...✨✨✨
Agreed
Красота, ненагдч
Das perfekte Duo aller Zeiten
@@Jun-rn3td das ist das Beste Duo aller Zeiten
Freddie's high notes are incredible here
lolz lolz there are hardly high notes sung by Freddie here
interekweb re-read what lolz lolz wrote. He didn't mention an amount only his nigh notes are incredible. i.e "such a beautiful horizon".
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@@henryotto7243 stfu
interekweb what are you talking about, he was singing really high pitched notes with his beautiful Rasp.
Viendo la apertura de Paris 2024 y lo grotesco que fue en muchas de sus escenas, esto alcanza alturas aún mas épicas, mas sublimes, mas trascendentales para la Historia.
This performance in the opening of the Olympic games in Barcelona is a forever song
@@abrazalves this song wasn't used for the Olympics, although montserrat performed with someone else but not this song
@@BELINDA_LANE Uhm...it was in fact used. It was played on stage at La Nit with the arrival of the Olympic flag. I was there. loln
@@jay2bnvd Are you saying Freddie and Montserrat performed??
@@BELINDA_LANE Which part of my comment was ambiguous? The part where I say it was "played"?
Assuming -by your lack of knowledge over this -you were either not born yet, or too young to know, I will elaborate...
When they announced that the 1992 Olympics would be held in Barcelona, they asked Caballé to produce a song for the games. She then asked Freddie to do a collaboration. He and Mike Moran (the conductor you see in the video who looks like Brian May) then co-wrote this song and produced the resultant music video we see here. The song was released in 1987 and the video in 1988 -and everyone was excited to see it.
Freddie died in 1991, and therefore could obviously not perform live.
So, when the 1992 Olympic games were opened, they played this video in the stadium and cities and broadcasted it to all TV stations worldwide. It was a bittersweet moment for everyone, and this will always be special to everyone who attended or saw the opening of the Olympic games.
@@BELINDA_LANE Here is a vid of the opening Ceremony. You will see for this specific broadcast, they played the song right in the beginning. On the ground -in the stadium and the city (and some TV stations) -they played the music video: ruclips.net/video/IzGCXdX6gig/видео.html
TV Stations had to buy the rights to the music video to show it, so while all of them played the song, not all of them showed the music video. It was however, shown to everyone in the city.
Every single time I'm listening to this, I'm crying like a baby. It's just unbelievable how you can literally hear them feeling the music, their talent and their passion. This song is absolutely overwhelming.
I told my son that Freddy Mercury had an operatic range and power that was unusual for a pop singer. And here we are in this performance seeing two of the most incredible singers to grace the stage. I am very moved and in awe
@ThatGreenDayFreak yes indeed!
So powerful
He is still not singing here with any opera style. Just same shit as with Queen.
@@Lilamaria6788 well of course he’s not singing in an operatic style. That’s not what he’s known for. However he’s got great range and power and energy. Love him!
same here, its just incredible
This was Freddie's real dream and he nailed it. If auto tune was in his time Freddy would have said take that and stick it. Most amazing voice ever.
Freddie would outperform autotune. By far.
Was entirely lip synced sadly
@@houdinismith5613 ?
@@trisakkhanal1036 freddie was very sick by this point. Did not sing this live
And to think he sounded this good when he was already sick.Some greatness there
A much-underrated duet, absolutely brilliant.
Barcelona '92 is probably the peak of Olympics as a cultural event
What's also worth noting is that, contrary to some other cities that organised the Olympics, everything built for the event is still in use. The Olympic stadium dated from 1929, and FC Barcelona currently play there. The swimming pool is still in use, and the Olympic Village is now an up-market residential area. There's very much a before and an after 1992 in Barcelona.
In case you're wondering, we took a bus tour yesterday, and this was all explained. Woke up in Ciutat Vella this morning, to the sound of birdsong, and arrived from El Prat just a couple of hours ago.
Agree. The most memorable Olympics event
The outdoor high diving with the city in the background was always amazing to me, as an 11 year old.
when you know that Freddy was already very sick in that moment, it was his last big performance.
Google says today is Montserrat's day. I listened to Freddie and Montserrat for the first time. My body trembling. So miraculous!
This is how I got here as well
👍
ME
same!
Same ☺️
My mom's favorite song,She passed Away 4 days Ago for long fight With cancer😢😢😢😭♥️ This Is for You Mum,love you
Rest In Heaven🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Hugs sweetie
I am so so sorry for that my Oupa passed away on Valentine's day😭
three years ago
I am so sorry for your loss💔
Condolences, look , its hard but the good thing is now she can listen to them without recordings
When I was kid, this didn't really float my boat, but as I grown up, I can give Freddie huge kudos for this project. At the time I remember him saying something like 'I challenge any other rock singer to make an album with a genine opera diva and survive!' - he wasn't wrong - he's totally holding his own with Monserrat, and moreover they're singing his own material. He's doing what he loves and he knows he's doing it damn well!
This is the first time I have ever seen this video and heard this song. Why is this majestic work of artistic perfection not talked about more?!
I was 20 in 1994 when the Olympics started and I heard it for the first time; since then every time that new Olympics start I look for it again !!!
We may never hear another voice like Freddie’s ever again. These videos immortalize him.
Not may... we will never hear another voice like that, it was his passion to the music that has make his voice and person, today´s and future´s singers will never have this option again. the capital of greed has taken over the business, so he was one of his kind
Look up Mark Martel. He’s Freddie reincarnate
@@elizabethhardersen9679 He definitely is not Freddie's equal. Have you ever listened to Queen's music?
@@annchandler6878 didn't say he was. And of course. It's a staple Playlist.
Elizabeth Hardersen no! He’s more an impressionist, and will never match him
This makes me so emotional. "The moment that you stepped into the room you took my breath away!" Gets me every time. Oh Freddie
ALINA MILLER He makes my fuzzy clam wet.
Second would be "I have a perfect Dream. This dream was me and you." because it was indeed Freddie's dream to perform with Montserrat Caballé
Kozmic Karma Koala e
yes, he was in front watching her singing. He liked opera ("A night at the Opera" ;) )
ALINA MILLER hnjklm.
Esto es en una sola palabra: perfecto
If the world would end tomorrow, and there could only be one artifact chosen to surpass mankind and to carry our memory through time, this video would be it.
if there's another thing, these two look EXTREMELY happy in each other's presence, and probably had a great deal of respect for one another. not only does the song make me feel happy, but how they seem to be really content with each other puts a smile on my face
I think they did. I believe I read Freddy who was a very private person despite his stage performances told her he was suffering from AIDS and she never revealed that to anyone but gave him a lot of emotional support.
@@judithmatthews8460 They became close friends very quickly when they worked together. Both had the utmost respect for the other's musical abilities, even though they were from opposite ends of the musical spectrum, and both were willing and eager to learn from each other. The anecdotes about when they met are adorable - Montsy was rather shy, and had no idea what to expect from this mad rock star, and Freddie was terribly nervous about meeting his favourite singer in the world. Then he began to play the piano, and all that disappeared. She was one of his closest confidantes for the rest of his (tragically short) life. May they be singing together again now.
@@neuralmute I like the story that Freddie was chuffed thinking that they would do one song together and she assumed that they, of course, would do an album. Freddie's like "Gulp, now I have to come up with an album's worth of songs". LOL Tickles me for some reason.
Просто магический дуэт, показавший всю силу и красоту двух уникальных голосов современности, сплотив два абсолютно разных жанра в одно гармоничное, потрясающее целое.
А русскоязычных почти нет!!!! Обидно!!!!!!! Они оба великолепны!!!!!
Согласна, они такие разные, но божественные вместе.
Прекрасно помню 1992 год смотрел по телевизору их выступление завораживающие, мне было 12 лет,
Caballe is , fairly , considered ONE OF BEST SOPRANO OPERA SINGERS EVER .
And SINGING with THE BEST OR ONE OF BEST ROCK STARS , MERCURY...UAU ! COULDN'T BE BETTER 😊
Esto fue brutal e inclusivo Barcelona 1992 ❤❤❤❤
Holy CRAP! I've been a musician for 40 years, played a lot and seen a lot, and THAT, my friend, moves into my top 10. Wow! Wow! Wowzers!
Same I had this for homework today to write about the song and it's so impressive how 2 people without autotune can do such a thing!
How can you be 40 and missed it.
I’m not really a fan of opera, but this. This is art.
And so is opera ^^
Absolutly!
The combination of the two genres enhance them both.
Rock and opera you would never thought would of gone so well together its a masterpiece 🥰
Listen to Patrick Cassidy's Dante piece from the movie Hannibal, the most beautiful piece of music ever.
ruclips.net/video/KSpxzOEYvnE/видео.html
The lady and the scoundrel. So beautyful.
Tuve la bendición de visitar Barcelona y la Fuente Mágica de Montjuic. El show de las aguas danzantes comienza con este tema. Me conmovió hasta los huesos! Gracias Freddy!!!!!!!
Freddie- the most missed, beloved, expressive, explosive yet smooth rock star there has ever been and Montsy- the unsurpassed operatic diva. That was a lethal combination. No one to replace them. Once in a lifetime. Uncurable sorrow and joy. Hope to meet them in the Better Place.
@@Yancree305 cheerz mate