Vocal range
Montserrat Caballé
Soprano · Opera · Classical · Pop · Spain · prominent since 1956
Cited range
G3 — C6
Octaves
2.4
Semitones
29
Voice type
Soprano
What is Montserrat Caballé’s vocal range?
Montserrat Caballé's vocal range is commonly cited as G3 to C6 — about 2.4 octaves, or 29 semitones, and is usually classified as soprano.
Known for pianissimo high notes spun on almost no air, then sudden shifts to full dramatic weight. That cited span is wider than 25% of the 357 voices in this library.
- Signature song
- Barcelona
Reading the numbers
- 3 other voices here carry the identical cited range — at the resolution these figures are quoted in, those voices are indistinguishable on the chart.
- No separate full-voice ceiling is cited, so the figures describe a range worked largely in full voice across its 29 semitones.
- The weight of the range is above middle C: 24 semitones up there against 5 below.
- One of 5 singers from Spain charted here.
- Ranked by bottom note, it is the 341st lowest of the 357 voices here; by top note, the 51st highest.
Commonly cited figures, not lab measurements — extreme notes are one-off recorded moments, not the singer’s everyday range.
You vs Montserrat Caballé
Take the free 2-minute range test — your mic finds your lowest and highest notes, then this page shows exactly how your voice lines up with Montserrat Caballé’s.
Same notes, other voices
Also bottoming out on G3
16 other voices here are cited to the same floor.
Also topping out on C6
55 other voices here reach the same ceiling.