Biography
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Born
27 February 1935
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Born In
Modena, Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Died
9 February 2020 (aged 84)
Mirella Freni (born 27 February 1935 as Mirella Fregni) is an Italian opera soprano much admired for the youthful quality of her voice and her acting skills. Her repertoire encompasses some forty roles, Verdi and Puccini in particular but also Mozart and Tchaikovsky. Freni was married for many years to the Bulgarian basso Nicolai Ghiaurov, with whom she performed and recorded frequently.
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