Montserrat Caballe, : Mariade Montserrat Viviana Concepcion Caballe i Folc, April 12th - in 1933 is famous in the excellent song in the various assignments of the bel canto song technology which is excellent by the opera singer ( the soprano ) who comes from Catalonia ( Spanish ) and Gioacchino Antonio Rossini's, Bellini's, Donizetti's bel canto opera.
The profile
Caballe was born in Barcelona and learned in the lycee cormorant music academy.
It was added to Bazel opera house in 1956 and it debuted as professional's opera singer in the webbing duty of “Boheme “in 1957.
In the season in 1960 / in 1961, it appeared on Bremen opera house.
1962, she return to Barcelona and step on the first appearance on the stage in the lycee cormorant opera house ( the lycee cormorant big theater ).
1964, she married bell pan Marty (Bernabe Marti) of the tenorist.
The catchword that Caballe became worldwide known is the “Lucrezia Borgia “staging of the concert form which was done in Carnegie Hall in New York City in 1965 and is to have served as the understudy of Marilyn Horne who canceled in the sickness.
The song of her caused a sensation and made know the name in the opera world.
Caballe the main repertoire of whom was Mozart and a German opera until then makes this performance opportunity and switches over a repertoire to bel canto opera.
The same latter half of the year, Caballe appear on the Glyndebourne music festival and Metropolitan Opera House first, singing Margueritte by Charles Francois Gounod's “Faust ".
Also, in 1970, it achieves singing Milan and a Teatro alla Scala lead debut (being appearing on Teatro alla Scala by the supporting role in the first half of the 60s ) and also a debut to royal opera house in Violetta duty in Donizetti's " Lucrezia Borgia ".
She makes bel canto opera a successful role but has the experience to the lead of Verdi's, Wagner's, Puccini's and moreover R. Strauss's Marschallin (“Rosenkavalier " ) and “Salome “to have sung 80 duties actually by the baroque.
Also, she is good at the recital, too, and the song of the song in homeland Spain is famous especially.
As for Caballe's voice, the pure vocal quality, the correct control and the power strength are conspicuous.
The singing ability about her which is more advanced than the dramatic genius and the dramatic acting ability and a jumped tone and then exquisite pianissimo are evaluated by the shadow.
She embarked on the world of the pop, too, temporarily, the rock band queen in the United Kingdom was vocal and “Barcelona " ( the Freddy work ) of the duet with Freddie Mercury who respected Caballe became the signature tune of the Barcelona Olympic Games in 1992.
She retires from the stage and is contributing to the charities which are various after that.
She was installed in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Oraganization goodwill ambassador, too, and established foundation for the poor children in Barcelona.
From above Wikipedia's Japanese version
The translation is Akutagawa.
