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Mirella Freni

Personb. 1935 · Modena, Italy, Italy

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Mirella Freni was an Italian operatic soprano renowned for her lyric voice and expressive stage presence. Born in Modena in 1935, she made her professional debut in 1955 and quickly rose to international prominence, performing at major opera houses including La Scala, the Metropolitan Opera, and Covent Garden. She specialized in the Italian and French lyric repertoire, excelling in roles such as Mimì in La bohème, Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro, and Marguerite in Faust. Freni maintained a long and distinguished career spanning over four decades, retiring from the stage in the early 2000s. She died in Modena in 2020.