Montserrat Caballe dies. The famous Spanish opera singer Montserrat Caballe dies at the age of 85.. Reports about this on Saturday, October 6, confirmed the hospital Santa Kreu and Sant Pau in Barcelona - the hometown of the singer.

Montserrat Caballe became famous, first of all, for his bel canto technique and for playing roles in classic Italian operas by Puccini, Bellini and Donizetti. Her repertoire consisted of 88 roles and about 800 chamber works..

Throughout her career, Caballe performed a variety of roles from Pamina to Isolde, from Donna Elvira to Turandot. Fans of rock music Caballe are known by their joint album with Queen singer Freddie Mercury - Barcelona (1988).

The title song, dedicated to the native city of Caballe - Barcelona, ??was one of the two official songs of the 1992 Summer Olympics, held in the capital of Spanish Catalonia. In 1997, together with the Swiss rock band Gotthard Caballe, she recorded the rock ballad "One Life One Soul". It is reported by Deutsche Welle.