Montserrat Caballé calls her visit to Armenia ‘pilgrimage’
11.06.2013,
17:00
Spanish opera star Montserrat Caballé visited today the Holy Etchmaidzin, the seat of the head of the Armenian Apostolic Church calling her visit to Armenia as pilgrimage, the press office of the Holy See reported.
YEREVAN, June 11. /ARKA/. Spanish opera star Montserrat Caballé visited today the Holy Etchmaidzin, the seat of the head of the Armenian Apostolic Church calling her visit to Armenia as pilgrimage, the press office of the Holy See reported.
Caballe visited the Holy Etchmiadzin together with Armenian culture minister Hasmik Poghosian and was welcomed by the head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos of All Armenians, Karekin II, who said her visit generated great enthusiasm and excitement among Armenian lovers of operatic art. In turn, Caballe called Armenia ‘the heart of the Christian faith.’
Montserrat Caballe sang on June 9 at Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall in Yerevan. Earlier this week, Caballé spent two days in Nagorno-Karabakh, meeting with President Bako Sahakyan and spiritual leader Archbishop Pargev Martirosyan. She also visited two Armenian churches, including the medieval Gandzasar monastery and was declared by Azerbaijan as persona non grata.
Caballe is known for her virtuoso technique of bel canto. She performs the leading parts in Italian operas by Rossini, Bellini and Donizetti. International fame came to the singer in 1965. In 2012, the singer, despite her age and a knee injury performed in several theaters around the world. In an interview, she said that her schedule is planned until 2016. -0-
