Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderFemale
- Birthday1935-02-27
- Day of Death2020-02-09 (84 years)
- Place of BirthModena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
- Also Known AsMirella Fregni
Mirella Freni
Biography
Mirella Freni (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. She received international attention at the Glyndebourne Festival, where she appeared as Zerlina in Mozart's Don Giovanni and as Adina in Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore. Freni is associated with the role of Mimi in...Read More
Known For
Acting Career
- 1997
Fedora
As: Fedora Romazov
- 1993
Falstaff
As: Alice Ford
- 1989
Adriana Lecouvreur
As: Adriana Lecouvreur
- 1988
La Boheme
As: Mimì
- 1983
Don Carlo
As: Elisabeth de Valois
- 1978
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
As: Amelia Grimaldi
- 1976
Verdi: Otello
As: Desdemona
- 1975
The Marriage of Figaro
As: Susanna
- 1974
Madama Butterfly
As: Cio-Cio-San, known as Butterfly
- 1973
Otello
As: Desdemona
- 1971
Great Performances
As: Aida
- 1967
Bizet Carmen
As: Micaëla
- 1965
La Bohème
As: Mimi