Spanish Soprano Montserrat Caballé Dies at 85

NBC News
10/6/2018

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.

Caballe died early Saturday at Hospital San Pau in Barcelona, hospital spokesman Abraham del Moral told The Associated Press. Caballe's family requested the cause of death not be released, del Moral said, adding that she had been in the hospital since September.

King Felipe VI tweeted that Caballe was "the great lady of opera, legend of universal culture, the best of the best" and that "her personality and unequaled voice will accompany us forever." Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said a "a great ambassador of our country has died."

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