Her name is Montserrat Caballe and she was a legendary opera singer (she died in 2018) that I never knew about until I heard her sing in youtube videos with Freddie Mercury who wrote songs for them to sing together. He was in awe of her and she was in awe of him. And they definitely loved each other. I love your reaction to her because I feel the same way. I never enjoyed listening to women singing opera until I heard her voice. There are no words to describe how heavenly her voice is, but like you, I could listen to it forever. And I love the combination of Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Cabell - it's electrifying. Thank you for a wonderful reaction.

Hey this is not an opera song. It is written and composed by freddy, just to show the world, that a "rock" voice can be pure harmony together with a classic voice. The "experiment" to join rock and classic was first born by Freddy Mercury. He was a genius in music and voice.
This song is really one of the most beautyful I've ever heard❤

Freddie loved the opera and he loved Montserrat's voice, she was his favorite singer of all time.  Freddie had said in an interview that it was a dream of his to sing one of his songs with her.  Somehow that message got to Montserrat and it turns out she is quite the Freddie fan.  She has her people get in touch with his people and they arranged to meet in her home town of Barcelona.  Montserrat was the top soprano in the world at the time and the video of that first meeting was really something.  Freddie was not only star struck, he was so nervous.  They decided to go into the studio and see if they would be a good match for a duet.  Freddie just wanted a tape of her singing with him but after recording one song, Montserrat wanted to do an album.  Freddie said well, you just can't turn down the number one Diva in the world so he got busy writing songs for them to do the album Barcelona named for the place they met.  The title song was written for the Barcelona Olympics though Freddie knew he would not be alive by that time.  The song was indeed played at the Olympics but it was the album version, not live since Freddie had already passed on .Thank you for reacting to this beautiful song.

Freddie and Montsy had such affection for each other...she was his favorite opera singer

She is awesome isn't she? We all knew Freddie's talent, but loving his music brings us non-opera people to enjoy hers.

Freddie had this dream to sing with Monserrat and it came true. He wrote several songs for this.  She was enthralled with him.  What a masterpiece.  He opened the door for this beautiful moment for others.

Freddie loved opera and he thought that Montserrat Caballé had the best voice in opera.  It was a dream of Freddie's to sing with her which he shared with his manager, Jim "Miami" Beach.   Beach arranged a meeting with the 55-year-old Barcelona-born singer at The Ritz hotel in Barcelona in 1986.  Freddie took pianist and arranger Mike Moran with him and they played Caballé a demo recording of a song they had prepared for her called “Exercises In Free Love.”   Freddie had sung a version imitating her falsetto delivery.  Caballé loved the song and asked if she could sing it at Covent Garden the following week.

Freddie admitted he was a bag of nerves about working with Caballé, but she put him immediately at ease, jokingly referring to the Queen frontman as “her Number One.”   He called her “my Super Diva.”

“She jokes and she swears and she doesn’t take herself too seriously,” said Freddie. “That really thrilled and surprised me, because up until then I had been laboring under the illusion that all great opera singers were stern, aloof, and quite intimidating.  But Montserrat was wonderful. I told her I loved her singing and had her albums and asked if she’d heard of me.  She told me she enjoyed listening to my music and had Queen albums in her collection, too.”

They became good friends and Montserrat Caballé was one of the 35 people who were allowed to attend the Zorasterian funeral ceremony for Freddie which was held three days after his death at the West London Crematorium on the grounds of Kensal Green Cemetery.  Freddie's family were devout Zoroastrians.

Now you know how Freddie felt about her. He was awestruck.
Have you seen the video of their first meeting at a hotel? It was his dream to work with her. He did everything he could to make it happen.  They hit it off, instantly, and the rest...is history!!!

That is exactly what Freddie felt when he heard Montserrat sing!..He was blown away by her celestial voice!..Sadly this two great artists are no longer with us, but their legacy lives on!..thanks to the recordings and videos available for the rest of us and the next generation to love, enjoy and appreciate..❤

Freddie was a Montserrat Caballé fan

beautiful reaction.  and freddie knew he was dying at the time, too.  Now we see why Freddie thought Montserrat was the greatest singer on Earth.

Freddie Mercury wrote this. Amazing 👍

That is what happened to Freddie. He fell in love with her after seeing her perform. They had a mutual love for each other. A beautiful pair of beautiful souls. Thanks for continuing to find so many Freddie, Queen and Monsey gems. You never disappoint us.

Golden boy & Barcelona!! Magic!!🌻🇬🇧🌻

The most beautiful thing about opera is you don't need to understand a word. The emotions of the voice and music tranfers you to another dimension.

Freddie is a true Legion

Another beauty from this album you must hear is Ensueno. You will be emotional.

They had a beautiful relationship with a genuine love for each other can you imagine them both singing with angels

You definitely have to do Golden Boy.  Freddie’s brilliant fusion of opera with rock/gospel/soul.  And, don’t forget Barcelona.  It was chosen for the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics.  Freddie passed in 1991 so was unable to perform it.  However, it was still performed during the Opening Ceremony with Montserrat singing and Freddie’s vocals added.

LOL. Loved the reaction, thanks!  I agree, her breath control is freaking incredible.  They did an entire album together that Freddie wrote with Mike Moran and Tim Rice. I too was blown away when I heard her the first time. She is fantastic!  Freddie's assistant said the first time they went to see her sing, Freddie's jaw dropped open when she began singing.