To Freddie, she was the ultimate soprano in the opera world. So for her to want him to compose for the two of them was a dream beyond measure. He would even confide to her about his illness during this time. Their friendship and admiration for each other was genuine and true.

Montserrat Caballé (pronounced Mahnt-Ser-AHT Kah-Bah-YAY) was one of the greatest operatic soprano Divas of the latter half of the 20th century, celebrated around the world for her stunning voice. In opera circles, she earned the nickname “La Superba” (the superb one) - she was especially known for the purity and control of her pianissimo (those long, soft sustained high notes that seemed to float forever)

The smile on your face said it all. I'm so glad that you reacted to this. It gives me goosebumps every time I hear it.

This was Freddie's dream, he was a huge fan of Montserrat's. She was a world-famous Opera singer, and had the voice of an angel

Thank you for your react to this jewel with our beloved missing Freddie and Montserrat 💛❤️

Doesn't she have a stunning voice.. Its lovely to see younger generation appreciate this type of music.... It keeps music alive... I was born in 1960 I have a wide range of music tastes, its refreshing to see you open to suggestions....

I love watching people discover Montserrat. Thank you Freddie

I'm impressed that Freddie held his own here but she has a voice that brings tears to your eyes!

Bless you for opening your mind to a different genre music!

A Rock n roll genius.. sings with an Opera genius! That’s music 🎶 💜💜💜 Freddie and Monserrat.. pure magic.

They wrote this to hopefully become the official anthem of the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games. Unfortunately. Freddie died before the Games. Freddie & Montzerrat had become close friends. She is considered to be one of the greatest operatic sopranos of history.

I love the marriage of their voices. Freddy stayed true to his rock voice as well as opera. True talent love it.🤩 🥰💜 💯 💯 💯💥 R.I.P TO THE BOTH OF THEM 😪

This was the very first crossover between a rock singer and an opera diva in the history. Montserrat mentioned, that it was a great service towards the people who never listend to opera before, because their collaboration definitely increased the popularity of this genre.

Freddie wrote this for both of them to sing for the opening ceremony of the Olympics held in Barcelona. Montserrat Caballe asked him to write this. They became great friends. RIP you two.

So glad Freddy was able to have his dream of singing with her.. a song he wrote just for her and Olympics.. before he died.

Lord God bless You ...We Love and Appreciate You , You NAILED this I would have never listened to this type of music either if it wasn't for Freddie " HOW CAN I GO ON " is another Beaut. by them 🤍🙏

That woman's voice is incredible. I don't know who she is and I don't listen to opera but somehow I know it's amazing.

the whole album is just stunning!!

It's a joy to watch you experience new music & really appreciate it. When you open your mind & heart to different kinds of music, it's good for the soul. Check out Freddie & Montserrat performing "The Golden Boy". It starts out operatic & then blends into a Gospel sound. And it tells a story. Sending up a prayer for you, Rico. Most of us know what it's like to try to function from a place of hurt or confusion, at some point in life. It ain't easy but hang in there. Believe it or not, things will be resolved & get better. Hugs & much love from Kentucky. 💙☮💙

This was in the run up to the 92 Barcelona Olympics. Montsy, as she was called, was exploring performing at the upcoming games Bc Barcelona was her hometown. At the same time Freddie & Montsy met & decided to work together. This was Freddie’s love letter to her. Wonderful lyrics. The song was used for the Olympics but sadly Freddie had already passed. They did an entire album together. Composed & written by Freddie & Mike Moran. Great reaction.

They are perfect together 🥰🔥

Montsy would sing like this for a two-hour opera...while acting a part. Several nights in a row. That's why opera is so hard.

Yay ! You did it...thanks....! I knew you would appreciate this💙...I said I was never a big opera fan but this changed my tune for sure...my favorite piece of music. RIP to both of these legends.

This song opened the Barcelona Olypics. Monserat Cabelle was a world class opera singer that Freddie had admired for years.

I was watching the expression on your face throughout - absolutely joy!! Thank you❤

Simply beautiful. Montserrat had the voice of an Angel, Freddie complimented her well.

You are growing up, it says a lot about a person's character when they can learn to appreciate other types of music genres. You also have a good ear for listening to. Keep going, young man.👍🤝

This is such a stunning duet. Montserrat's voice is angelic. Queen is one of one of my favourite bands, but I love some of the stuff Freddie did on his own. You should check out In My Defence or his cover of The Great Pretender.

They had total respect and a genuine love for each other freddie wrote this for them both I expect heaven is rocking now with them teaching the angels they sing how can I go on ❤️

The most amazing thing IS to you see you lisen music that you Never imagine listen to. Thats The point!!!

Oh isn't this just perfect! Absolutely beautiful duo 😍❤️

Beautiful is the best thing to say about this song , Freddy was seriously I’ll when he was making this song , they both sang their hearts out RIP to both of you ❤️❤️❤️

Now you must listen to Freddie and Montserrat sing the “Golden Boy”. It is so good!!!

Also react to golden boy & how can I go on….magic!!🌻🇬🇧🌻🇬🇧

Montserrat Caballe', an opera Diva, one of the highest regarded sopranos, couldn't believe Freddie Mercury, would sing with her. My take away was each felt unworthy of the other's full approval. But it produced music that respected his & her genre' which was their goal. Freddie Mercury wrote these lyrics with Mike Moran writing the music. Each track on their album are magnificent surprises, especially - "How Can I Go On", The Golden Boy, Guide Me Home, and The Fallen Priest. Thanks for this reaction!

It’s only when you open your mind that you realise just how much music you can appreciate, and how that appreciation is often for the things you never listened for before, whether you react to this suggestion or just listen to it yourself try ‘Au Fond Du Temple Sant’ by Brownlee and Liverman on wheaten college artist series the song is the best male duet ever written and these two perform it perfectly.

Sheer joy on your face - wonderful to see😊

Good man for opening up your mind and understanding Great music from 2 Great artists..love from London ❤ 🇬🇧

I haven’t gone through all the comments, but in case you didn’t know, there is a clip where Freddie sent a demo to Montserrat and he filled in the parts he wanted her to sing. You’ll be even further shocked at his talents if you hear it! If I find it, I’ll comment on this message… maybe someone else will before I do 😊

Wow 🥰 beautiful sweet Freddie ❤️ Freddie and Montserrat caballe ❤️ the most breathtaking duet 🤩 RIP to both legends ❤️

Oh YES listen to their Golden Boy - the blend of rock opera and gospel. Now you know how great Freddie REALLY was!

HOW CAN I GO ON...another great one with Freddie and Montsy

I grew up listening to Queen, I'm of that era and their collaboration always made my heart so happy. I love watching the younger generations automatically start smiling when they react to this. It also makes my heart happy

Glad you enjoyed this video..It is one of the BEST..

Freddie wrote the Opera and he loved her so much he wrote an album for the two of them. Remember Freddie was really sick when he filmed this.

Can any one else make this sort of music. No because we have 2 musical legends here.

I love the way this man appreciates what he's hearing so much, and he can articulate it so well. Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballe have the most beautiful voices, alone and together. Recklezz' facial expressions are great. I can tell he gets so engrossed in the music. And he's very honest. When he talks about probably not being interested before, I think many of his viewers can relate to tht, But now he can't help but just respond to the music. And that's what it's all about.

I Will allways, allways remember this song ,IT Was. First time hearing on the Olimpic Games, I was so small, so manny years & this sing still gives me goosbumps ❤

Young man you made my day....to see your reaction..expressions..wow i loved everery moment...its good to see something different...BRILLIANT

HEYYYY, THANKS FOR THE AWESOME REACTION!! …..You could just refer to her as “MONTSIE”, which was her nickname.🖖

This is a link to Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballe. She is a well-known and revered Italian opera singer. He was in Spain when he mentioned in an interview how he felt about monsey, her nickname . he had said she was the best voice in Opera he had ever heard . So word got back to Monsy and she contacted Freddy for this collaboration for the song for the 92 Olympics in Barcelona ( usually people do Barcelona first but you can do it in any order. I'm just adding this so that the comment applies to your reaction.) This song is actually about the first time Freddy met Montserrat . They ended up doing a full album titled Barcelona . I recently read in a comment that after her work with Freddy she had been approached by quite a number of Pop/rock singers to collaborate with and she said no that was reserved for Freddy and I won't do it with anybody else . Freddie was a long time fan of Opera. In particular he felt Montserrat had the best singing voice of any opera star. She was from Barcelona. The song had to be completed by 1988 to be considered for the opening ceremonies of the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics. Freddie told her 2 two years prior to his death that he would not be there to sing it with her because he had AIDS. From what I have pieced together she was the first person that he told even though his bandmates were seeing This is the link to their performance of Golden Boy. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hbaZrdyBmd6XYH0.html This is the link to their performance of how can I go kzfaq.info/get/bejne/odl-oshpvJjOhJc.html This is the link to their performance of Barcelona Rob Lundquist and Austin Brown of Home Free just released a video titled. Countryř singers attempt to sing opera. They sing Nessa Dorma. I haven't looked through your discography Home Free is an acapella group so every sound you hear every single note you hear comes from them. If you're not familiar with them I suggest listening to Ring of Fire. It's a Johnny Cash cover. It features Avi Kaplan who was the bas in Pentatonix ( if you don't already react to them you should really consider doing so because you will see your subscriptions go up because the fans of both groups follow where groups go in terms of reactions)

Well done young man!!!🇬🇧🌻🇬🇧🌻

Recklezz, you are beginning to experience clarity. With this, you're going to be alright

Wonderful reaction. You will enjoy their other duet The Golden Boy. It blends opera with gospel music. It's pretty wild.

Freddie looks great 😊 and as always sounds great. It’s crazy how well their voices go together ❤

Barcelona 92 the best Olimpic games !!!!!!!!!

This always gives me chills! Every time I hear it. This partnership was one of dreams, might want to try The Golden Boy between these two. Thank you for your reaction to this wonderful song that Freddie wrote for them. I am not an opera person myself, and this is absolutely great.

This is one of the best reasons that YT is a good thing! People hearing music they would never have ventured to listen to on their own. An appreciation for different kinds of. music as well. Freddie wrote this with her in mind. This was a dream he had that came true! When he asked her to do this...she said .."I'm old & fat now". Freddie told her that music had no age and she was beautiful! They became good friends....they played this or performed this...at the Olympics in Barcelona!

Queen is my absolute favorite band. They are a genre unto themselves. When you mentioned you're starting to get into musicals I immediately thought of Hamilton. If you haven't heard it, I highly recommend it. It's a hip hop musical (with lots of other genres mixed in) based on the 1st US Treasury Secretary. Start with the opening number "Alexander Hamilton". Be careful though, Disney loves to block so either listen to the album or pause A LOT during the video. It's truly worth the hassle though. I'm not a hip hop fan, but like Queen & Freddie, this is so amazing it will change your whole outlook on what music can be and accomplish.

Superb reaction from you. If you enjoyed this kind of duet, check out Tracey Chapman and Luciano Pavarotti singing Baby can I hold You. It's v different to this and still stunning. I subscribed to your channel a while ago and just love it more and more. So diverse.

Just love your reaction. RIP Freddie 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

You have a GREAT smile. I loved watching you enjoy this. Great reaction!

This is epic!!!🤩😘👍🥰🏆🏆🏆

Montserrat was the idol of Freddie Mercury. It says it all. You can imagine the level we are talking about. For many she's the best opera singer of all times.

Hey, just call her "Montsy" as Freddie did (but if you really want to know, it's like "Cob-Bye-Yay" - she's Spanish) - thanks for your reaction - this is stunning.. Freddie wrote not only this song, but an entire album for the two of them.. hope you do more.. (my favorite by those two is "How Can I go On?".. but "The golden Boy" is also astonishing... all written by Fred)

Nao me farto de ver e ouvir esta música e duo,a capacidade do freddie não tinha limites,actualmente não há ninguém que o consiga fazer. O ceu ficou a ganhar..

Freddie and Montserrat done an entire album together, you should check out Golden Boy and How Can I Go On. They are absolutely brilliant together. Thank you for your reaction.

Crazy good combo

Great song, great reaction mate 👍 Your smile and facial expression during the reaction was so genuine. Thanks mate ♥

If you want to hear Freddie doing covers of other artists... he sang under the name of Larry Lurex. That was in the very early days of Queen. No video though, just audio as that was in the days before video became a thing lol

I’m glad u kept playing back that note at the end. Saved me rewinding. Was the most powerful note of the whole video. More beautiful than any note played by the orchestra

If this is not one of the best duetts ever...I don't know what is...

How shall I go on .... These two again!

Brilliant, just brilliant!

LOVE, LOVE your reaction. Keep going🎉🎉🎉

I love your enthusiasm .... it is so infectious - thank you for reacting to this :

Freddie was a Monterrat fan !!

Great song.

hey buddy you a VERY CLEVER MAN , liking CLASSICAL MUSIC and all sorts of MUSIC . GOOD LUCK BUDDY.

Loved it!

Check out golden boy with them next you will love it

I appreciate you. This was beautiful ❤️

I applaud you for being open minded enough to try something as unconventional as this song.

2300 hundred videos? My god man, that is INCREDIBLE.

Hello from Cody Wyoming! You're quickly becoming one of my favorite reactors! You're awesome dude keep it up☺

Big bro! Thank you for the content ya boy had a bad day the other day and I came to your channel and switch up the vibe from neg to pos, appreciate you. We brothers cause we all Freddie's Son's , check out Time waits for No one, the man preaching facts from the grave.

Nice reaction - Even nicer Pirate jersey! 🏴‍☠⚾💛

Freddie was actually train to be an opera singer

World Cup! Best football song ever!!! ⚽️

There are two types of soprano techniques. Those who sing with a lot of power and those who have learned the technique from Elisabeth Schwarzkopf to let the voice ring out without pressing. Monserat Caballee belongs to the second category. That's why she was able to sing until old age, because this technique is less strenuous. The best "power singer" was Birgit Nilson. The conductors loved her because she sang so loud that they didn't have to slow down the orchestra. Colleagues who sang with her often had a problem because they couldn't hear themselves because Birgit was drowning out everything.

yo Young Blood you just turned into an Educated man!...bless

Love your reaction and your channel!😊

Check out Golden Boy. Freddie’s brilliant fusion of opera with rock/gospel/soul. Freddie & Montserrat rock it.

Like your commentary and love of music👍🏻

Hello, The double LL in Spanish is pronounced "yeh" in English, more or less, so Caballé would be "Caba-yeh" with a tilde in the yeh.

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Please make a Queen Playlist. MORE QUEEN!!!

Fantastic reaction!

The golden boy is great also!,

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