{"id":7254,"date":"2018-12-05T10:54:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-05T09:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.joseppons.net\/?p=7254"},"modified":"2026-06-29T11:56:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T09:56:26","slug":"verdis-requiem-in-tribute-to-montserrat-caballe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joseppons.net\/en\/verdis-requiem-in-tribute-to-montserrat-caballe\/","title":{"rendered":"Verdi&#8217;s Requiem in tribute to Montserrat Caball\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"2528\" data-end=\"3019\">On <strong data-start=\"2531\" data-end=\"2551\">17 November 2018<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"2553\" data-end=\"2576\">Barcelona Cathedral<\/strong> hosted a solemn tribute to <strong data-start=\"2604\" data-end=\"2626\">Montserrat Caball\u00e9<\/strong>, one of the greatest sopranos in the history of opera, who had passed away the previous month at the age of eighty-five. Organised by the singer&#8217;s family in collaboration with the <strong data-start=\"2807\" data-end=\"2832\">Gran Teatre del Liceu<\/strong>, the <strong data-start=\"2838\" data-end=\"2866\">Archdiocese of Barcelona<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"2871\" data-end=\"2879\">RTVE<\/strong>, the ceremony brought together public authorities, leading cultural figures and hundreds of admirers.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3021\" data-end=\"3627\">The ceremony centred on <strong data-start=\"3045\" data-end=\"3082\">Giuseppe Verdi&#8217;s Messa da Requiem<\/strong>, one of the works most closely associated with Montserrat Caball\u00e9 throughout her career. <strong data-start=\"3172\" data-end=\"3186\">Josep Pons<\/strong> conducted the <strong data-start=\"3201\" data-end=\"3245\">Gran Teatre del Liceu Symphony Orchestra<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"3250\" data-end=\"3260\">Chorus<\/strong>, joined by the <strong data-start=\"3276\" data-end=\"3303\">Polif\u00f2nica de Puig-reig<\/strong>, with an outstanding quartet of soloists: <strong data-start=\"3346\" data-end=\"3363\">Ainhoa Arteta<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"3365\" data-end=\"3381\">Anna Larsson<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"3383\" data-end=\"3403\">Nikolai Schukoff<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"3408\" data-end=\"3433\">Aleksander Vinogradov<\/strong>. The service was broadcast live on Spanish television and simultaneously screened at the Liceu, allowing hundreds more people to take part in the farewell.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3629\" data-end=\"4097\">A defining figure in the history of the <strong data-start=\"3669\" data-end=\"3694\">Gran Teatre del Liceu<\/strong> and one of the greatest international ambassadors of Catalan culture, <strong data-start=\"3765\" data-end=\"3787\">Montserrat Caball\u00e9<\/strong> maintained an exceptional relationship with the theatre for more than five decades. 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