Mirella Freni (Italian: [mi?r?l?a ?fre?ni]; birth name Mirella Fregni; born 27 February 1935) is an Italian opera soprano whose repertoire includes Verdi, Puccini, Mozart and Tchaikovsky. Freni was married for many years to the Bulgarian bass Nicolai Ghiaurov, with whom she performed and recorded.
Ennio Freni, Gianna Freni, La Bohème, act I: Che gelida manina, Senza Mamma, Bimba dagli occhi pieni di malia
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Puccini: La Bohème: San Francisco Opera, Evgeniy Onegin, Weltstars singen Weihnachtslieder, La Bohème, Madama Butterfly, Le nozze di Figaro, Puccini Gold, Ernani, Umberto Giordano: Fedora, Verdi: Falstaff, Verdi: Otello, Faust, Francesco Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur: Alla Scala, Highlights from La Sc...
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One of the world's greatest and most popular Italian sopranos. Her most famous roles are Mimi in "La Boheme" and Cio-Cio-San in "Madame Butterfly".
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Fedora
1997
TV Movie
Fedora Romazov
Fedora
1993
TV Movie
La Principessa Fedora Romanoff
Weltstars singen Weihnachtslieder
1992
TV Movie
Singer (voice)
The Metropolitan Opera Presents
1983-1992
TV Series
Mrs. Ford / Elisabeth de Valois
Faust
1989
TV Movie
Marguerite
Adriana Lecouvreur
1989
TV Movie
Adriana Lecouvreur
La Bohème
1988
TV Movie
Mimì
Great Performances
1987
TV Series
Aida
Evgeniy Onegin
1984
TV Movie
Tatjana
Ernani
1982
TV Movie
Elvira
Simon Boccanegra
1978
TV Movie
Maria Grimaldi - Amélia
Otello
1976
TV Movie
Desdemona
Faust
1975
TV Movie
Marguerite
Le nozze di Figaro
1975
Susanna
Madama Butterfly
1975
TV Movie
Cio-Cio-San, known as Butterfly
Otello
1974
Desdemona
La Traviata
1973
TV Movie
Violetta
Carmen
1969
Micaëla
La Bohème
1965
Mimì
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Tetro
2009
performer: "Ecco, son giunte al somme del pendio" - uncredited
Autopsy
2008
"La Boheme - Si Mi Chiamano Mimi"
Combien tu m'aimes?
2005
performer: "Madre, Pietosa Vergine", "O Muoio Confessionne Force Du Destin Acte 4", "La Force du Destin
The Swindle
1997
performer: "Tosca"
Copycat
1995
performer: "Vissi D'Arte"
The Metropolitan Opera Presents
1991
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Awakenings
1990
performer: "O Soave Fanciulla" from "La Bohème"
Opera
1987
performer: "Un bel dì vedremo"
Fatal Attraction
1987
performer: "SELECTIONS FROM PUCCINI'S MADAMA BUTTERFLY" 1904
Sherrill Milnes: An All Star Gala
1985
TV Special performer: "La Traviata: Pura sicoone un angelo"
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Legenden
2010
TV Series documentary
Herself
The Salzburg Festival
2006
Video documentary
Herself
Songs of Love and Desire
1998
TV Special documentary
Soprano
A Christmas Celebration: Send Round the Song
1992
TV Movie documentary
Singer of Ave Maria
30 minuts
1991
TV Series documentary
Herself
The Metropolitan Opera Presents
1991
TV Series
Desdemona / Surprise Guest at Prince Orlofsky's party
Gala of Stars 1986
1986
TV Special documentary
Herself
Sherrill Milnes: An All Star Gala
1985
TV Special
Soprano
Gala of Stars 1984
1984
TV Movie
Herself
Licht ins Dunkel
1983
TV Movie
Herself - Singer
The Metropolitan Opera: Centennial Gala
1983
TV Special
Herself
Az ne zhiveya edin zhivot
1981
Documentary
Margaritta
The Ed Sullivan Show
1966
TV Series
Herself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Great Performances
2007
TV Series
Desdemona
Tatort Oper
2006
TV Movie documentary
Mimì
Herbert von Karajan 1908-1989
1999
TV Movie documentary
Mimì
Harmoniques
1998
TV Series documentary
Susanna
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa: My World of Opera
1991
TV Movie documentary
Elvira
Known for movies
Awakenings (1990) as Soundtrack
Evgeniy Onegin (1984) as Tatjana
Madama Butterfly (1975) as Cio-Cio-San, known as Butterfly
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