Mirella Freni
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Biography
Mirella Freni was a renowned soprano singer from Modena, Italy. A childhood friend of Luciano Pavarotti, Freni grew up with a love of Italian opera, often performing soprano-tenor duets together from a young age. At the age of 20, she made her operatic debut performing the role of Micaëla in Bizet's 'Carmen' at Teatro Municipale in Modena. From there, her reputation grew and she landed roles in Puccini's 'La Bohème', Mozart's 'Don Giovanni' and Donizetti's 'L'elisir D'amore'.
Other roles for which Freni became famous include Nannetta in Verdi's 'Falstaff', Marguerite in Gounod's 'Faust' and the title role in Puccini's 'Manon Lescaut'. Throughout her career she performed with Metropolitan Opera, Vienna State Opera, Netherlands Opera and Philadelphia Lyric Opera Company. She was also renowned for her work with Italian verismo, performing title roles in 'Adriana Lecouvreur' by Francesco Cilea and 'Fedora' by Umberto Giordano. After a 60-year long career, Mirella Freni passed away at the age of 84.
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- Puccini: La Bohème / Act 4 - "Sono andati" featuring Herbert von Karajan
- Puccini: Madama Butterfly, Act I: Viene la sera â Bimba dagli occhi â Vogliatemi bene â Vieni, vieni! (Love Duet) featuring Herbert von Karajan
- Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore / Act 1: "Una parola..chiedi all'aura" featuring Mirella Freni
- Puccini: Tosca / Act 1 - "Mario! Mario! Mario!" "Son qui!" - "Mia gelosa!" featuring Giacomo Puccini
- Don Giovanni K527, Atto Primo, Scena quarta: Aria: Batti, batti, o bel Masetto (Zerlina) featuring Walter Berry
- Puccini: La bohème, Act I: O soave fanciulla (Love Duet) featuring Herbert von Karajan
- Puccini: Madama Butterfly, Act I: Vogliatemi bene â Vieni, vieni! (Love Duet) featuring Herbert von Karajan
- Puccini: Madama Butterfly, Act I: Bimba, bimba, non piangere featuring Herbert von Karajan
- Rossini: Stabat Mater: 2. Cujus animam gementem featuring London Symphony Orchestra
- Puccini: Tosca, Act I: Gente là dentro â Mario! Mario! Mario! â Qual occhio al mondo â Mia gelosa (Love Duet) featuring Nicola Rescigno
- Don Giovanni K527, Atto Secondo, Scena seconda: Recitativo & Aria featuring Otto Klemperer
- Puccini: Tosca, Act I: Or lasciami al lavoro â Qual occhio al mondo featuring Nicola Rescigno
- Puccini: Manon Lescaut / Act 1 - Cortese damigella featuring James Levine
- Puccini: Manon Lescaut / Act 2 - Oh, sarò la più bella!...Tu, tu, amore tu featuring James Levine
- Leoncavallo: Pagliacci / Act 2: "No, Pagliaccio non son...Suvvia, cosi terribile" featuring Mirella Freni
- Puccini: Tosca, Act I: Mario! Mario! Mario! â Non la sospiri la nostra casetta featuring Nicola Rescigno
- Aida: O terra addio (Aida/Radames/Coro/Amneris) featuring José Carreras
- Don Giovanni K527, Atto Primo, Scena terza, Recitativo & Duetto: LÃ ci darem la mano (Don Giovanni/Zerlina) featuring Otto Klemperer
- L'Amico Fritz, Act II: Suzel, buon di (Fritz/Suzel) featuring Mirella Freni
- Lucia di Lammermoor: Ah, talor del tuo pensiero....Verrano a te sull'aure (Act I) featuring Nicolai Gedda
- Turandot: Tu che di gel sei cinta (Act III) by Mirella Freni
- Puccini: Tosca / Act 2 - "Floria..." - "Amore..." featuring National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Handel: Alcina / Act 2 - Tra speme e timore featuring Richard Bonynge
- Puccini: La Bohème / Act 1 - "Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì" featuring Herbert von Karajan
