International Spanish soprano Montserrat Martí Caballé, daughter of the famous operatic soprano Montserrat Caballé, is performing in an Easter Sunday concert at St Anthony of Padua church, Għajnsielem, at 8pm.
Montserrat Martí, known as Montsita, was born on November 15, 1972, and made her first appearance as a singer in 1993, singing with her mother in London. Following that, the mother and daughter sang together on a few occasions both on stage and on recordings.
Her mother is best known for her 1987 duet with Freddie Mercury, Barcelona, later used for the 1992 Olympic Games.
In 1998, Martí moved to Germany to begin her career as an opera singer. In the same year, she played the role of Zerlina in Mozart’s Don Giovanni at the Hamburg State Opera.
Martí has sung in various classical halls and opera houses worldwide, such as the Teatro Real in Spain, the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Musikverein in Vienna, and the Royal Albert Hall in London.
She has performed roles in Bernstein’s West Side Story, Federico García Lorca’s La casa de Bernarda Alba, Jules Massenet’s Cléopâtre and La Vierge, Mozart’s Così fan tutte and Don Giovanni, and Puccini’s Edgar and Le Villi, among others.
Martí has also collaborated in numerous charity concerts such as in Rwanda in 1994 and in Prague for children with disabilities under the Olga Havel Foundation.
Sunday’s concert will also host local singers Hilda Grima, Roberta Hili, Gannella Muscat, Ruth Portelli and Angelo Muscat. The JP2 Music Ensemble will be accompanying the singers, while Mro John Galea will conduct the evening.
The event is organised by the Miner Franciscan Fathers, assisted by the Cultural Directorate within the Ministry for Gozo, Visit Malta, the Għajnsielem local council and the JP2 Cultural Foundation.
