Montserrat Caballé
Born | April 12, 1933 |
Hometown | Barcelona, Spain |
Net worth | $30 million |
Spouse | Bernabé Martí (m 1964 - 2018) |
Children | Montserrat Martí |
Parents | Ana Folch , Carlos Caballé |
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Montserrat Caballe, ‘Barcelona’ Spanish Soprano, Dies at 85
MADRID — Spanish soprano Montserrat Caballé, immortalized beyond the opera world by singing “Barcelona” with Freddie Mercury, died Saturday at the age of 85. She was admitted to Barcelona’s St. Pau Hospital in September with a gallbladder problem, having suffered a stroke in 2012. Made in 1987 and intended to be sung at the opening […]
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Spanish opera singer Montserrat Caballe dies at 85
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Montserrat Caballe, a Spanish opera singer renowned for her bel canto technique and her interpretations of the roles of Rossini, Bellini and Donizetti, has died. She was 85.
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Spanish soprano Montserrat Caballe settles tax evasion case - report
MADRID (Reuters) - Montserrat Caballe, one of the world's leading sopranos, has agreed to a fine of 250,000 euros (196,562 pounds) and a symbolic six-month jail term to avoid trial in a tax evasion case, the Spanish news agency Europa Press said on Tuesday. Caballe, 80, had been charged in April for failing to declare some 500,000 euros ($690,000) of income in 2010. Because the jail sentence is under two years, she will not have to spend any time in prison. ...
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Queen frontman Freddie Mercury was interviewed on film for the final time in 1987, the same year he was diagnosed with AIDS, a fact undisclosed to the public at the time
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