Montserrat Caballé - Master Class 2011

Montserrat the great teacher. Interesting to know that whilst other stars charge astronomical prices for their expertise Montserrat's classes are free. It's evidence of her commitment to the future of opera. She thinks to the future!

[@paul-ogdenford8006]

BREATH BEFORE SOUND. Brava Montserrat! Caballe stated in an interview that her first vocal instructor made her students do breathing exercises only for 8 months. No singing. Most parents pulled their children out of the class. Caballe said after 8 months she could sing anything.

[@liloruf2838]

Amen!!!

[@flav2689]

She obviously had a great teacher. And she became one herself - in addition to being one of the best sopranos we have ever had. I feel sorry for the young woman, though…it’s a unpleasant feeling when you cannot do what your own teacher says but one of the most famous, respected and beloved maestras of all time? I would have died of shame.

[@LauraelenaGomezvoltan-ee4rm]

Veo dos problemas; 1) el profesor debe " realizar" el mismo ejercicio...2) el alumno " no escucha"; nooo! Hay un tiempo importantisimo de escucha y analisis; lego preparo mi cuerpo y después actuo... Nunca me gusto superponer error tras error; debe haber tiempo de " refleccion...

[@subbiejon6325]

Talk about pressure! One of the world's greatest in front of you and every time you open your mouth she shakes her head. But what an opportunity, to have her tune you in that way.

[@edithhenson6917]

You are right! Absolutely!

[@alidavidson3229]

horseshit ,its the love of the art that matters not adoration of the person ,great to see a great of performance able to teach also and for free,the arts are full of those that could not do,opening schools et alia

[@datasicherung6406]

Tuned??🤣🤣 to reallyget the principle of breathing, work( once you have understand it,)you need 10 years!!!!!!

[@flav2689]

@@datasicherung6406 Yes but he probably meant that was probably the moment when she realised she was doing that wrong and started the learning process. But yes, it certainly takes years to master.

[@flyinghow]

It is amazing the number of singers you see in conservatories and in master classes that have good voices, but they cannot breathe and have not been taught or mastered proper breath support. The tone is always under supported. This is what Caballe is trying to get across. A good voice is nothing and will have no longevity if breath support is not truly mastered. Teachers and singers pay lip service to the concept, but oftentimes that is where it ends.

[@pablodavids]

She is incredibly patient. She is trying again and again and again without even shouting at her or showing any sign of tedium. That's a real MASTER CLASS and for free!!! What else can we ask for? EXTRAORDINARY Montserrat Caballé:-) Long life to the diva who is not a diva but an amazing and beautiful HUMAN BEING.

[@stevendaniel8126]

That student only wants to scream........

[@flav2689]

@@stevendaniel8126 Or she just cannot do the necessary changes instantly. If she has never been taught to do that, it’s very hard to try to fix it in a moment. Not to mention in front of one of the greatest opera singers ever. The pressure… These are general problems with master classes/courses. No need to be so judgemental.

[@debbiejohnson2789]

She showed no signs of frustration with that girl when she kept screaming the same way. That girl was extremely lucky to get that one on one attention from the great Caballé, let alone to be in her very presence!

[@silverkitty2503]

look everyone goes through the screaming stage umkay :( Especially sopranos

[@flav2689]

Oh come on...that’s a bit harsh. I agree with you partly - she was very lucky to have that chance with the great Caballé. But you cannot fix habits you have learned and continued having for ages, in five minutes. She had probably been singing like that for years. It’s a long process to change that - technique is a tricky thing. Could be impossible even if that’s gone for too long - if you are not young anymore and/or you don’t have the right and patient teacher and a lot of time yourself.

[@nasugbubatangas]

She's one of my favourite opera singers... Wow!!! And she's doing it for free...

[@stevenj9970]

Preparing with the diaphragm beFORE to go to the high note. Great advice. As a cellist I was taught the same thing about very large shifts. Prepare your left arm/hand up to the new higher position placement just before you shift upwards. It makes a huge difference and shifts are so much easier that way also so much more reliable than trying to move everything at the same time

[@gcmacyman]

Montserrat had incredible breathing control, some of the best in opera and what a great teacher. A dream to take master classes with the top singers of the genre.

[@fulvioarborio9578]

When you have this big resonance like this young girl, you tend to relay on that rather than support. In my opinion it'd have been better to start from the first low note and try to make her feel what support is by singing very small intervals. Screaming high notes is very instinctual and opera is obsessed by high notes, but singing is a legato line and it seems to be forgot nowadays

[@patriciaharman2212]

Monserrat sings from inside and is such a beautiful talent. I totally understand why Freddie loved her. I would love to visit with her and be her friend, she is such a lovely person.

[@PicciRam]

She don't want a scream, she want a note

[@charmymaruyama5595]

Stupid coment. What the hell knows about sing opera a person that likes and shares videos of a 9years old girl "singing" opera? Damn it-

[@PicciRam]

Your comment it is even more stupid. I just repeated what the great Caballe said at 2:19 and .....well the little singer is talented and one day maybe she will be a great opera singer or maybe not.....but for now nobody knows you so maybe the little girl is better then you. ;) Have a nice day

[@pingmanyung6463]

PicciRam s

[@adairparedes4516]

correct

[@silverkitty2503]

Hi ...I will explain as someone who is a classical singer ..to reach that note with that jump and project ...when you are learning the voice tends to scream as the muscles are not strong enough to hold it yet gently ...its not that she can't hear herself ...its like saying to YOU lift 500lbs ..but don't heave it or jerk it ...just lift 500lbs lightly ...it takes a lot of physical development and she is only a teen ...and tbh the aria might be too big for her voice ..but singing this stuff ..its the only way to make the voice bigger ..like doing heavier weights ...but ALL sopranos go through a screaming stage ....i went through it ...the exercise of throwing out bombas or a swell helps ...anyway i would be more worried that she is slightly flat

[@suzanertlmeier5983]

Learned of Miss Caballe because I am a Freddie Mercury fan. She is pure gold. To me, the young girl sounds awesome. Can you image how she will sound when she gets it right! 👍⚘⚘

[@edithhenson6917]

More than the fact that these students lucky to be in a class instructed by the best opera singer in the world, they were lucky to have been in her presence! What anybody would give for that!!!

[@flav2689]

True! I would literally give anything. Seriously, anything. So sad that it’s too late. 🥺 The life can sometimes be a real pain in the neck - I have such a bad luck with people I admire…they all have left this world. And I was born too late to witness and experience moments I would have cherished the rest of my life. I honestly think I was born in the wrong decade.

[@HelenJoannides]

Incredible, how her voice changes every time she begin to sopport! I adore these masterclass videos on youtube. Thank you very much.

[@Shamsithaca]

If I was there, she would have hit me with that thing she slammed on the desk. thats a sign of a good teacher who wants the best from her students.

[@CountertenorJ]

Well, "singing from the diaphragm" doesn't actually happen. It's an autonomic muscle. What she is trying to get her to do is keep her airflow stable, preemptive and constant. When that airflow is moving correctly and properly supposed (using the muscles she keeps pointing to), it will remove tension from the neck and larynx. The support precedes the breath with precedes the sound.

[@CountertenorJ]

@Jade McDonagh get back with me when you, too, have multiple science-based degrees in this specific field.

[@MiguelArcangel-zi7xd]

Que mujer tan maravillosa… que carrera tan brillante que ha hecho, que suerte que la hemos conocido!!!! voz espectacular!!! y además culta, hablaba perfectamente en inglés, francés, italiano, portugués, alemán, español, y por su puesto catalán. Ella cantó más de 80 óperas, ninguna como ella. La base de su éxito fue el dominio perfecto de la respiración.

[@monikaibis4317]

Marveilleuse singer and great personality RIP

[@johnroekoek9864]

I NEED PART TWO! I NEED PART TWO!

[@silverkitty2503]

she really cared about opera...i adore her ...

[@dulistanheman]

I herd so much improvement after hands on. That's a great teacher that have so much patient.

[@LordMgls]

I don't know the first thing about singing but I have developed a good ear and I completely understand what Mrs Caballe is talking about. It is good to acknowledge this is lack of technique and not my imagination saying someone is not singing well.

[@tjw2469]

lack of technique=not singing well

[@MartyMusic777]

@@tjw2469 someone can sing well with bad technique. They just won't be able to do it for long.

[@cozma75]

She was amazing person

[@Smile6784]

I love her!

[@michelaangelucci2410]

First time i see a Singer teaching the right way.They ask money for teaching secondary issues like mouth's position instead breath's pression and compression(pressure and squeeze).

[@larissalora3647]

Her Majesty Primadonna Montserrat Caballè giving Master Class !!! What a lucky student!

[@AlexOrozco-Social-Pariah]

This is a very common problem in lots of students, I used to have that problem and after not practicing that much it sometimes pops up automatically, but I am now conscious of when it happens and what to do. Support is basic for great sound and projection and ease to sing which is the main key to staying healthy.

[@doloresromerofernandez2787]

Descanse en paz Sr. Montserrat en el cielo hay otra estrella brillante

[@rafaelsuarez8250]

Great video, thanks for sharing.

[@Jeanne90275]

..she's simply amazing.

[@fernandoquinde4110]

la superba !! ... que fue bendecida x los dioses... hermoso talento

[@Tirsa46]

Monserrat eres bella. :-D

[@catherinesanders1111]

Amazing

[@janezmd1]

It must be great to have someone of Caballe's caliber providing guidance and constructive criticism.

[@operskapevacica1]

Thank you for explaining!

[@lidiagarcia6062]

Amada Montserrat te has ido a cantar a la gloria de Dios, te queremos y extrañamos, bendecida

[@Voixdvent]

great!!

[@mariacasemyr]

Very interesting ❤️

[@renata1110]

q privilégio ter Montserrat do lado dando forças e ensinando👍😍

[@bamcr1218]

Renata could not have said it better myself. Magnificent Montserrat only doing her best to help the young lady do her best.

[@flav2689]

@@bamcr1218 Yes. But the girl must have been so nervous…she was singing in front of La Superba after all. Montse was such a lovely lady (never knew her personally but it’s obvious) but she was also one of the best and respected sopranos ever. So it must have felt terrible when you disappoint the person you admire and respect... At least I would have felt awful. 😳

[@emf1918]

@levieuxpiano elle avait l'une des plus grandes voix de sa génération. Il n'est pas surprenant que cette génération veut apprendre d'elle. Elle est une grande dame, un caractère chaleureux qui continue d'inspirer encore aujourd'hui !!

[@gabriellapax]

Very useful lesson indeed...

[@triptoheaveandho]

priceless look on her face when that singer hit that fisrt painful note... hahaha quick flinch!!!

[@aninha7379]

I LOVE CABALLÉ! \O/

[@VenusLover17]

Yes! Thanks so much

[@edgeof1956]

Gawwdddd!! A whole lotta work to achieve operatic results like Caballé!!

[@joesie74]

wow, interesting video, thank you!

[@lforce1298]

I wish I could have learnt to sing from her

[@briangroenbaek4431]

This is a lady who knows about support - it stems from the lower part of the body! And she is absolutely right ....!

[@sirdicaudore]

Montserrat looks great! Thinner and younger! And always nice and kind.

[@GDARAKOS]

You get the pitch only by breath suport . She is right Monserrat , the voice must be always ON THE BREATH. Any other effort will shall be only a scream from the neck and nothing more.

[@sara2853]

GDARAKOS 3

[@Operaandchant90]

Pitch is autonomous. It comes from saying the vowel.

[@adairparedes4516]

monserrat is right

[@Serinia4melodic]

@RocktheStageNYC Thank you, so after tightening the mid and side muscles and expanding them outwards, can I pull them slowly throughout the phrase inward? Or can they remaind pulled outwards?

[@examineislam926]

They're in the presence of genius ... a woman who has spent decades perfecting her voice and her art .. but the observers can't keep their pie-holes shut in order to listen.

[@jmiller05]

She's telling the girl (repeatedly) to inhale and take the breath that LEADS the eventual note. The girl is trying to take the breath and sing the note at the same time, thus screaming, rather than having enough breath support to produce a well supported sound.

[@magdanark]

Nice !!!!!

[@emitch9213]

FIATO-SINGING ON THE BREATH-NOT WITH THE BREATH. Monserrat CABALLE HAD A SUPREME CONTROL/COMMAND OF FIATO...EVERYONE TALKED OF THIS IN ESPECIALLY HER PIANISSIMO AND FLOATING HIGH NOTES THAT WOULD NOT END. 1950s-60s IN AMERICA, DID NOT HAVE many AVAILABLE ITALIAN MASTERS WHO SCHOOLED THE FIATO. I know a tenor who was in master classes with Pavarotti and Domingo. The very first sound is how the breath supports to cover at the passagio-FIATO IS THE TECHNIQUE that determines a career short or long. With that understood, a singer becomes well mastered to address any composer style. How Caballe could knock many performances out of the park with repertoire of over 100! RIP, La Divina🌹♥️

[@TotalSinging]

@Serinia4melodic - they remain pressed outward. Pulling them in defeats the purpose of pressing them outward as that is what creates the compression on the diaphrag sending the pressure upward toward the lungs in a controlled manner.

[@Tayeirand6]

Maestra!!!!!!

[@VeraNadeeva]

Спасибо!

[@LinkIsOurChampion]

Ohhh! so it was the support! Thanks indeed for the reply!!; i was confused. And thanks for sharing the exercise :)!

[@Serinia4melodic]

@RocktheStageNYC ANd during the phrase it remains like that? Or can you slowly pull it inward?

[@ashwinikamble5050]

Owsm madam

[@alexandraaugust34]

That's a big aria she's singing. So challenging!

[@CountertenorJ]

Properly supported, that is.

[@viorelbadiceanu5982]

Breathing IS the key!!!

[@peteacher52]

A superb teacher.

[@bodiloto]

ah ah ah

[@JujuVanelli]

Muito bom

[@maudale]

@emf1918 What is she singing at the end??? thanks!

[@FirebrandVOCALS]

Bet these classes didn't come cheap ... But OMG! Monsterrat one of the greatest, you'd sell your own soul to have her mentor you 🙌

[@opera1dan2]

Firebrand VOCALS they were free. Great loss today :(

[@Tkimba2]

@@opera1dan2 no

[@tgonzalezcrespo]

@@Tkimba2 yes, they were free

[@Tkimba2]

@@tgonzalezcrespo sources?

[@jadem694]

@@Tkimba2 they were free. Its well known that Montserrat did this every year. Not only that, the winner of the competition got to perform recitals with Montse and other engagements. Google: Concurso Internacional de Canto Montserrat Caballé.

[@user-jc9rh4bc8j]

ラインで音量も良くクリアーで最高

[@luismiguelfontes]

I really love Montserrat Caballe, her voice, technique, talent, humor and personality, but in this video I’ m not sure if I undestood completely what she pretends. I understood the low inhalation, and then I’ m not sure if she pretends the singer pull in her belly to give an extra boost of air to the high note. Most of the teachers speak only about supporting down the air while singing, not quicking it before difficult notes, but that’s what I understood she is trying to explain when she pushes the singer belly in and says “first the air, than the note”. But as I said I’ m not sure if I got it right. I tried that in my voice, and in fact if not done at the same time( the pulling in of the belly and the singing of the note),but pulling first than singing the note, it seems to me the note comes out rounder and easier, but as far as I’ve tried it you only can do that sometimes, with the difficult notes, otherwise you loose your air much quicker.

[@LizaTerraASMR]

Notvtorture i love opera singing

[@gloriadigiuseppeantonio3693]

Oltre a studiare con il mio maestro Angelo Loforese ho sempre studiato sui CD della Caballe'❤

[@magaj6147]

Wow… yo me desmayaría de tenerla en frente 😮

[@girbu.agnesia]

Hello. Sorry to disturb. Does anyoane know what song does the girl sing? Thank you!!

[@emf1918]

@Remalia19 It is clearer in some of the other videos what she is trying to achieve. The pushing is to remind them which muscles support the breath and thus the sound. This girl did not fully grasp the concept.

[@jonharker2780]

MOOHAAAAAAAAaaaaa

[@pingwang7437]

La giustissima tecnica.

[@user-pk2cb1vn2i]

What did the master say? who can translate it? Thank you!!!!

[@emf1918]

@Remalia19 Not exactly, she is emphasising where the support comes from which is the diaphragm the band of muscle that is the key to the support of the sound. Lungs full of air are one thing but to control and produce the sound, be it powerful or piano, then the diaphragm is the key.

[@SilverSingingMethod]

There is an interview of her in the Jerome Hines book, "Great Singers on Great Singing" where she states these things.

[@MultiHeXs]

Hi. She is not in the book unfortunatelly

[@Mr1GingerBread1]

Could someone explain to me. Is Monsterrat saying that we should try to support the voice with the abdomen before we actually sing the note? Im an amateur singer but would love to understand Thank you!

[@sventeck69]

Que descanse en paz.te queremos.

[@livastellamusic3171]

Grande Caballe parla delle cose che pochi conoscono) Queste cose sul fiato conoscevano i grandi cantanti del secolo scorso, come Pavarotti, Sutherland, Mirella Freni ecc., loro sì che avevano un suono ben appoggiato e potevano cantare anche a 70 anni e oltre senza rovinarsi le corde vocali. I giovani cantanti di oggi non so se durano così a lungo.

[@MiguelArcangel-zi7xd]

Estimado melómano livastellamusic completamente de acuerdo contigo, has tomado por ejemplo a dos de los cantantes perfectos en la respiración y uso del diafragma Sutherland y Pavarotti

[@SilverSingingMethod]

@Cissy97 That is true that she isn't an English speaker, but if she cannot explain it well then it is better not to confuse the girl. I don't know Auger or Grist. What students of theirs can I listen to?

[@lusilin7512]

HELP AND ASK！Have someone can tell me which city maestra tought lessons?

[@emf1918]

@thespian547 The diaphragm is pulled up to support the sound, at least that's what I understood watching her with the various participants x

[@roldanmartinez5557]

The problem is that it is a masterclass, which should serve to perfect the style or correct some small note that is wrong. When the problem is the base it can't be fixed in a day no matter how much you try. And even if you get it in a couple of days it will be wrong again.

[@brendant19]

Pretty much. Proper breathing and support is the foundation of good singing and while it's never perfected, one should have a fairly good understanding of it before going into a masterclass. It can't be taught in a day.

[@mmjhcb]

My thought exactly.

[@Abigayl1950]

Roldan Martinez , you’re right !!

[@emf1918]

@cizzam21 It is "Ebben, Ne Andrò Lontana" from La Wally

[@huinyung3622]

The Master of Breathing is watching, what a pressure...

[@luismarianogarcia9215]

I know, sad that some of the last things we ca see on her as far as preforming, she definitely was not in a good shape, she was great

[@pupsteufelchen]

Sooo True and sooo difficult to practise...😯my voice teacher always tries to explain but i think i'm too dump for understanding 😭😭

[@renatakonstantinou1205]

like like like!!!!!

[@cizzam21]

What is the aria the girl is singing?

[@joaopedro12]

@RocktheStageNYC omg i so do this all the time!!! i get rigity in the abdominal. this erros are fatal to get right after so many times arghhh

[@Jeanne90275]

"I don't want a scream, I want a note.:-) This singer has a beautiful voice...even if Montserrat can't get her to breathe properly. Montse is so sweet, even in her criticism. It doesn't surprise me a bit that she does this for free...she never forgot the people who helped her, and she believes in giving back, I wish they had taped the who aria...one of my favorites.

[@lauras.1513]

Does anyone know the name of the singer she is teaching to?

[@TotalSinging]

@joaopedro12 - practice hissing air like a leaking tire. Hiss air out your front teeth slowly than swell to a louder hiss and feel the process of what is happening in your body. You should feel a tightening of the abdomen first then air comes out through your teeth. That is the proper breath cycle of exhaling for singing. Pressing down of the diaphragm first then air goes up through the body, through the vocal folds and out your mouth.

[@dawnadriennetaylor970]

Wonderful. This is the second part of the masterclass I've found. Any chance of more, please?

[@luismarianogarcia9215]

Dude I'm looking for more too

[@musicaymas4276]

Name of song

[@josedereu]

Caballé le dice a la chica que tiene que usar su primer estómago de la garganta. La niña no entendía bien pero caballe continúa con su trabajo para que le enseñara a cantar correctamente sin arruinar su voz.. Yo realizo el cinturon abdomen y nacel el Apoyo. Lo decia Pavarotti de la sensacion de estar en el Inodoro. Con mucha seriedad lo dijo..

[@emf1918]

@maudale It is "Ebben, Ne Andrò Lontana" from La Wally and if you want to hear how it should be sung I've uploaded a version by La Superba herself!! Vocal perfection!!

[@SaraLilith91]

Awww I wish she would teach me how to sing Opera :'s