27 Quotes by Montserrat Caballe

Drama if I sing, drama if I dont sing. What do you do?

The moment you say, 'Please, give me a reason for this', then you are being impossible and temperamental.

When a singer truly feels and experiences what the music is all about, the words will automatically ring true.

I have always made impresarios a lot of money across my career and have never, so far as I am aware, given any of them heart attacks.

A soprano's voice is a little like a mother's cry, which is why it attracts all human beings.

It is the sensation of being tired but having a good feeling, you know, a sensation that you have done it honestly and given all your strength. And it is no matter that you feel like this, because this is what you have to do when you go into this sort of life. This is what I choose.

You are born with a sound; everyone is, less or more. And this sound has to be developed. I am not talking about vocal technique; I am not talking about how to sing. I am talking about how to produce a sound.

I may no longer sing as I did 30 years ago, but what I am doing, I am doing well.

The sound of a mother's voice expresses a feeling of intimacy, which has a truly magical effect on the listener.