Are you prepared for Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé - Barcelona?

[@PandaBear221B]

I absolutely adore this performance. I’m so glad you enjoyed it. Story behind it: It was recorded in 1989. Freddie and Montserrat were good friends )Freddie had always enjoyed classical music and dreamed of singing something like this). She approached him with this song, intending to sing it at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. But he had already been diagnosed with HIV/AIDS (the diagnosis had not made it public yet) and told her that he probably not be alive then. So they went ahead and released the song. And I’m so glad we did- what a shame it would have been to never have heard this masterpiece.

[@shannontaylor345]

Freddie was an opera fan and saw Montserrat while watching opera in London and loved her singing. Freddie wrote this and a whole album for them. They recorded it at Freddies house in London.

[@andastroiescu4350]

In 1987!

[@joyceharkin3641]

That was Mike Moran (who co-wrote the song with Freddie) conducting with the light sabre. I love this performance. It was a dream come true for Freddie to sing with Montserrat. They loved one another so much.

[@AnaRafaelaDionísio]

Same duet, "how can I go on". Fantastic

[@jome7382]

Freddie was so chuffed that Montsy agreed to sing with him, he loved Opera & couldn't wait to dip his toe in that genre (didn't he do an amazing bloody job of it!) oh lordy he's sooo missed, these 2 are singing together still I'm sure. ❤

[@HildegardSpringer]

Freddie Mercury ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@lindamerrett6600]

Great song from Freddie and great reaction.

[@thedreamer1723]

Thanks for this freddie tribuite

[@rachealjones7156]

I've heard about this song before but I've listened to it. It's beautiful

[@Reba-123]

Video of Freddie singing this was played at the Barcelona 1992 Olympics as he had died the year before…Montserrat, she was the most acclaimed opera singer of her time

[@leocadieChannel]

Yes, La Suberba.

[@bettybaby63]

Yes we were lucky to have them both. This was a great achievement for Freddie. Really fun reaction.

[@BarryOstle-o8z]

GREAT REACTION GLAD YOU'D LIKE IT.

[@bucho448]

Amezing...

[@marciebulsaraorcutt]

LOVE IT, THANK YOUUU!!! (I subscribed just for Freddie😘)

[@TheresaJohns-xp4gh]

They did a album together. I like this song but I think my favorite from the album is guide me home/ how can I go on. You should check them out

[@proofprof63]

You're a rocky horror fan! Subscribed! I'll tell you all about my Rocky horror in New York fun another day. I'm going to check out your links.

[@proofprof63]

Thanks! Please see my suggestion below about seeing something else from this operetta. If you know Bohemian Rhapsody now, you also know that opera was ingrained in him. May I be your queen sensei? I'll give you a coffee a day if you go down the rabbit hole with me. How about it?

[@ItsMrScott]

THANK YOU!

[@Reba-123]

Your a Rocky horror fan .. so much fun attending the stage shows in London over the last 40 years …that’s me subscribed

[@carolynhannah8757]

She asked him to sing this with her at the Barcelona olympics but he told her he would be gone by that time.😢😢

[@proofprof63]

Watch The Golden boy from the same opereretta. Montsy was his best friend and you did say it perfectly, but she is Catalán and not Spanish. There is a big difference. Just ask anybody from Barcelona. Was I the one who suggested this? Lol I have no idea. My memory is playing tricks on me and I don't like it. Getting old sucks.

[@joaquindiaz7818]

She is spanish and she was very proud ,what nonsense are you saying ask her before saying stupidities,

[@proofprof63]

@joaquindiaz7818 Montserrat is a CATALÁN name, dipstick.

[@Ricky-tr2hd]

80's and 90's had creative geniuses. Prince, MJ, Tina Turner, Freddie, Mercury and Madonna at her peak. Music was better, as they didn't have technology to enhance their voices either. Too much woke BS has intoxicated music these days.

[@proofprof63]

@@Ricky-tr2hd You don't think any of those people were woke? They were the definition of woke.