MONTSERRAT CABALLÉ

Montserrat Caballé was a popular Spanish operatic soprano when she was still alive. She was known for singing various notes, using multiple voice degrees. According to experts, she is best remembered as an exponent of the works of Verdi and the bel canto repertoire. On an international scale, she was known for performing Lucrezia Borgia at the Carnegie Hall in 1965.

She also showed flexibility when she tried entertaining a non-classical audience back in 1987 with a duet with another legend, Freddie Mercury. For starters, the result of their collaboration became the theme song for the 1992 Olympic Games. Caballé was also the recipient of several Grammy Awards. However, one particularly impressive honor she received was being named the Best Opera Recording in 1975 for La bohème.