MONTSERRAT CABALLÉ

Montserrat Caballé
Gender: Female
Known for: Acting
Birthday: April 12, 1933
Deathday: October 6, 2018
Place of Birth: Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
Biography
Montserrat Caballé i Folch or Folc (full name: María de Montserrat Bibiana Concepción Caballé i Folch (12 April 1933 – 6 October 2018), known simply as Montserrat Caballé, was a Catalan 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.
Filmography
Starring
Self (archive footage)
Self
Self
Self
2003·
Caballe beyond musicHerself
Self
1999·
BeckmannSelf
Self
1995·
Lo + plusSelf - Guest
1995·
Versteckte KameraSelf
Self
Self
Self - Singer
1988·
FlitterabendSelf - Singer
Self - Performer
1987·
Le monde est à vousSelf
Soprano
Self
Maria Boccanegra
Self
Salomé
1982·
Champs-ElyséesSelf
1981·
Wetten, dass..?Self
1980·
Verstehen Sie Spaß?Self
1977·
General ReportSelf - Opera Singer
1974·
NormaNorma
1972·
Le Grand ÉchiquierSelf - Main Guest, Self
1948·
Bambi-VerleihungSelf