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Mirella Freni, OMRI (Italian: [miˈrɛlːa ˈfreːni], born Mirella Fregni, 27 February 1935 – 9 February 2020) was an Italian operatic soprano who had a career of 50 years and appeared at major international opera houses.
Feb 9, 2020 · Mirella Freni, an exemplary Italian prima donna for nearly 50 years, whose voice was ideally suited to lighter lyric roles but maintained its bloom even as she took on weightier, more...
Feb 10, 2020 · The Royal Opera is saddened to hear of the death of Mirella Freni on 9 February 2020 at the age of 84. Freni grew up in a working-class family in Modena, Italy where her mother worked alongside Luciano Pavarotti’s mother in a cigar factory.
Mirella Freni ’s lyrical voice and bravura performances in Carmen, La Boheme and The Marriage of Figaro throughout a 50-year career made her one of the world’s most beloved operatic...
Feb 10, 2020 · The opera world is mourning one of its finest singers, legendary soprano Mirella Freni. Freni, who would have turned 85 later this month, died in her home in Modena following a long illness. Italian newspaper La Repubblica reported the news of her passing on Sunday afternoon.
One of Herbert von Karajan’s favourite singers, the Italian soprano Mirella Freni, has died aged 84. Like her almost exact contemporary and frequent musical partner, Luciano Pavarotti (1935-2007), she was born in Modena (where she also died).
Last year, the Met family mourned the death of Mirella Freni, one of the greatest sopranos of the post–World War II era. Her extraordinarily beautiful voice and intense, Italianate interpretations captivated Met audiences from her debut in 1965—the last season at the old opera house—to a gala celebrating her 40th year with the company in ...
Mirella Freni. In memory of the celebrated soprano, listen to several of her legendary Met performances for free on Met Opera on Demand, including her Met radio-broadcast debut as Liù in Puccini’s Turandot.
Feb 10, 2020 · The opera world is mourning one of the most beloved operatic sopranos, Mirella Freni, who died on 9 February at her home in Modena, Italy. She was 84. Over a long career spanning five decades, Freni’s pure lyric voice caressed the ear with a beguiling, girlish warmth which she never lost.
Mirella Freni (originally Fregni) was born in Modena on 27 February 1935 and died in the same city on 9 February 2020. Her first operatic role was Micaëla in Carmen, sung in Italianat Modena’s Teatro Comunale on 3 February 1955.
