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  Bach to the future: how period performers revolutionised classical music

  Reality check … an early music ensemble. Photograph: Ladi Kirn/AlamyGramophone magazine generally selects the megastars of the classical music world as recipients of its annual Lifetime Achievement award. Conductors Claudio Abbado and Bernard Haitink, players Isaac Stern and James Galway, singers Kiri te Kanawa and Montserrat Caballé have all been honoured. But this year the award went to a specialist in early music who has quietly been the voice of a revolution: the soprano Emma Kirkby. Her pur

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  Montserrat Caballé: Much-loved opera singer who became a pop sensation duetting with Freddie Mercury

  Montserrat Caballé, the Spanish soprano who has died aged 85, was hailed as one of the greatest opera singers of the 20th century. Caballé, who was known as “La Superba”, was often considered the greatest soprano since Maria Callas.

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  Mourners bid farewell to legendary Spanish soprano Montserrat Caballe

  Spanish royalty, politicians and Catalan tenor Jose Carreras joined family and friends of legendary soprano singer Montserrat Caballe for her funeral on Monday, two days after her death at the age of 85. Caballe, famed for her powerful, soaring voice, enjoyed an international career spanning nearly six decades and was known not only for her great operatic performances. In 1987 she released the song "Barcelona", an anthem to her native city, with Freddie Mercury, lead singer of British rock gro

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  Royalty, fans turn out for Caballe's funeral in Barcelona

  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Royalty, political leaders and fans are attending the funeral in Barcelona of Spanish opera singer Montserrat Caballe.

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  Montserrat Caballé obituary

  One of the most exciting singers on the opera stage in the final four decades of the 20th century, Montserrat Caballé, who has died aged 85, was a throwback to an earlier generation of divas. To these teachers, to the unflagging support of her brother Carlos, and to her indomitable will she owed the longevity of her career.

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  Opera singer Montserrat Caballe dies in Barcelona, aged 85

  Montserrat Caballe, who took opera into the pop charts by singing "Barcelona" with Freddie Mercury three decades ago, died aged 85 on Saturday. The Gran Teatre del Liceu opera house in Barcelona, where Caballe performed more than 200 times, described her as "one of the most important sopranos in history". Spanish tenor Jose Carreras said she possessed a voice of great range, combined with a flawless technique.

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  Spanish soprano Montserrat Caballé dies aged 85

  Montserrat Caballé performs in Santander, Spain, in 2006. Montserrat Caballé, the feted Spanish soprano who won a new generation of fans after singing Barcelona with Freddie Mercury, has died at the age of 85. A spokesman for Barcelona’s St Pau hospital, Abraham del Moral, confirmed her death early on Saturday.

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  Opera star Montserrat Caballe, who duetted with Freddie Mercury on Barcelona, dies

  Opera star Montserrat Caballe, who duetted with Freddie Mercury on the song Barcelona, has died. Caballe's family has requested the cause of death not be released, a hospital spokesman said. It is believed she was suffering from a gall bladder problem.

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  The Latest: Spain's king calls late opera singer 'a legend'

  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The Latest on the death of opera singer Montserrat Caballe (all times local):

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  Montserrat Caballe death: Spanish opera star and Freddie Mercury's co-singer dies aged 85

  Opera singer Montserrat Caballe, best known for her duet with Freddie Mercury on the song “Barcelona”, has died at the age of 85. Caballe had been in poor health and was admitted to hospital in Barcelona last month because of a gall bladder problem, according to Spanish media. A spokesman for Hospital de Sant Pau announced her death early Saturday.

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