Mirella Freni
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| La bohème, SC 67 / Act I : Puccini: La bohème, SC 67 / Act I - "O soave fanciulla" | Luciano Pavarotti, Mirella Freni, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | 04:13 | |
| Puccini: La Bohème, Act 3: "Dunque è proprio finita!" (Mimi, Rodolfo) | Thomas Schippers, Coro del Teatro dell'Opera, Roma, Mirella Freni, Gianni Lazzari | 01:57 | |
| La Bohème / Act 1 : Puccini: La Bohème / Act 1 - "O soave fanciulla" | Luciano Pavarotti, Mirella Freni, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | 04:14 | |
| Puccini: La Bohème, Act 1: "Questo mar rosso mi ammollisce" (Marcello, Rodolfo) | Thomas Schippers, Coro del Teatro dell'Opera, Roma, Mirella Freni, Gianni Lazzari | 02:25 | |
| Madama Butterfly / Act I : Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Act I - Bimba dagli occhi pieni di malia | Mirella Freni, José Carreras, Philharmonia Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli | 12:37 | |
| Manon Lescaut / Act 1 : Puccini: Manon Lescaut / Act 1 - Cortese damigella | Luciano Pavarotti, Mirella Freni, Dwayne Croft, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra | 03:46 | |
| Manon Lescaut / Act 2 : Puccini: Manon Lescaut / Act 2 - Senti, di qui partiamo ... Ah, Manon mi tradisce | Luciano Pavarotti, Mirella Freni, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine | 03:31 | |
| Puccini: La Bohème, Act 1: "Legna! … Sigari!" (Rodolfo, Marcello, Colline, Schaunard) | Thomas Schippers, Coro del Teatro dell'Opera, Roma, Mirella Freni, Gianni Lazzari | 03:41 | |
| Gianni Schicchi : Puccini: Gianni Schicchi - "O mio babbino caro" | Mirella Freni, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Bruno Bartoletti | 02:11 | |
| Puccini: La Bohème, Act 4: "Sono andati? Fingevo di dormire" (Mimi, Rodolfo) | Thomas Schippers, Coro del Teatro dell'Opera, Roma, Mirella Freni, Gianni Lazzari | 02:04 |
Latest release
by Mirella Freni, Nicolai Gedda, Thomas Schippers, Orchestra del Teatro dell' Opera di Roma
28/02/2023
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly - Highlights
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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.