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Great Sopranos Of Our Time - Montserrat Caballé; Maria Callas; Ileana Cotrubas; Victoria De Los Angeles; Mirella Freni; Edita Gruberova; Elisabeth Schwarzkopf; Renata Scotto; Joan Sutherland / EMI Eminence Audio CD 1986 Stereo / CD-EMX 9519
UPC 077776204024
María de Montserrat Bibiana Concepción Caballé i Folch (UK: /kəˈbæljeɪ,ˌkæbæ(l)ˈjeɪ/, US: /ˌkɑːbɑːˈjeɪ/, Catalan: [munsəˈrat kəβəˈʎe j ˈfolk]; 12 April 1933 – 6 October 2018) was a 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.
Caballé became popular to non-classical music audiences in 1987, when she recorded, at the request of the International Olympic Committee, "Barcelona", a duet with Freddie Mercury, which became an official theme song for the 1992 Olympic Games. She received several international awards and also Grammy Awards for a number of her recordings.
| Label: | EMI Eminence – CD-EMX 9519 |
|---|---|
| Format: |
CD, Compilation, Stereo
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| Country: | US |
| Released: |
1986 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Opera |
Tracklist:
| 1 | Sir John Barbirolli, Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma, Renata Scotto– |
Giacomo Puccini: Un bel di vedremo | 4:36 |
| 2 | Karl Böhm, Philharmonia Orchestra, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf– | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Come scoglio | 4:30 |
| 3 | Carlo Maria Giulini, Philharmonia Orchestra, Joan Sutherland– | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Non mi dir | 6:40 |
| 4 | Gustav Kuhn, Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Edita Gruberova– | Léo Delibes: Ou va la jeune indoue? (Bell Song) | 7:15 |
| 5 | Vittorio Gui, Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra, Victoria De Los Angeles– | Gioacchino Rossini: Una voce poco fa | 5:34 |
| 6 |
Thomas Schippers, Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma, Mirella Freni– | Giacomo Puccini: Si, mi chiamano Mimi | 4:54 |
| 7 | Tullio Serafin, Philharmonia Orchestra, Maria Callas– | Gaetano Donizetti: Sparsa e di rose (Mad Scene) | 11:33 |
| 8 | Georges Prêtre, Orchestre National De L'Opéra De Paris, Ileana Cotrubas– | Georges Bizet: Me voilà seule dans la nuit | 6:25 |
| 9 | Riccardo Muti, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Montserrat Caballé– | Giuseppe Verdi: Qui Redames verrà...O patria mia |
6:57 |
- Liner Notes – Frank Granville Barker
- Photography By [Cover] – The Bridgeman Art Library
