With Barcelona, Queen singer Freddie Mercury realized his long-lived dream of performing with an opera singer; in this case, Montserrat Caballe.While it's certainly a treat for any fan of Mercury's to hear this album, it's a difficult record to recommend. Download our mobile app now. Enter below for a chance to win now. Spanish soprano singer Montserrat Caballé, with whom Mercury recorded an album, said of Freddie: “The difference between Freddie and almost all other rock stars was that he sold his voice.” She added, “His technique was amazing. Freddie Mercury – Living on My Own (Julian Raymond album mix) 06. 05. In a brief excursion into pop music, Caballe's duet "Barcelona" with Freddie Mercury, of the rock group Queen, was a hit single in 1987, accompanied by an album of the same name. Freddie Mercury – Exercises in Free Love (Montserrat Caballe) 10. Barcelona Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé ... she proposed to make an album, on which Mercury agreed. Barcelona, an Album by Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé. Freddie took to stage on 1988 with Spanish operatic soprano Montserrat Caballé. 837 277-1; Vinyl LP). Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé: Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé - Barcelona (CD, Album, RE, S/Edition) Mercury, Universal Music Group … The song reflects Mercury's love of opera with his high notes and Caballé's operatic vocals, backed by a … Listen to your favorite songs from The Very Best of Freddie Mercury Solo: Lover of Life, Singer of Songs by Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé Now. In an audacious collaboration with soprano singer Montserrat Caballé, Freddie Mercury fulfilled a life-long ambition with the ‘Barcelona’ album. Published on October 10, 2019 "Barcelona" is a single released by Queen vocalist Freddie Mercury and operatic soprano Montserrat Caballé. 25 years after the original release of the lead single, Queen singer Freddie Mercury’s album recorded in collaboration with Spanish Operatic Soprano Montserrat Caballé, ‘Barcelona’, has been given a special re-release in an entirely newly orchestrated re-working. Freddie Mercury – Time (instrumental) 08. The two recorded the song “Barcelona”, which went on to become the theme song for the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona.
Most fans of opera will probably find it far too simplistic and pop-based, while many rock fans are sure to find the record too classical. They also recorded an album together by the same name which was released in 1988. Freddie Mercury – Exercises in Free Love 09.
A part of their collaborative album Barcelona, it also appeared on Queen's Greatest Hits III.. Stream ad-free with Amazon Music Unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. This special edition of the album 'Barcelona' was released in 2012, and is a pop, opera, cross over album, the original was recorded in around 1988 by the late Freddie Mercury front-man of the British rock band Queen and the legendary operatic soprano Montserrat Caballe, who Freddie idolized. Genres: Classical Crossover. Freddie Mercury – Stop All the Fighting 07. Released 10 October 1988 on Polydor (catalog no.