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Mirella Freni(1935-2020)

  • Actress
  • Soundtrack
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Mirella Freni
Mirella Freni was born on 27 February 1935 in Modena, Italy. She was an actress, known for Fatal Attraction (1987), Copycat (1995) and Awakenings (1990). She was married to Nicolai Ghiaurov and Leone Magiera. She died on 9 February 2020 in Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
BornFebruary 27, 1935
DiedFebruary 9, 2020(84)
BornFebruary 27, 1935
DiedFebruary 9, 2020(84)
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Known for

Michael Douglas and Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction (1987)
Fatal Attraction
6.9
  • Soundtrack
  • 1987
Sigourney Weaver, Holly Hunter, and William McNamara in Copycat (1995)
Copycat
6.6
  • Soundtrack
  • 1995
Robert De Niro and Robin Williams in Awakenings (1990)
Awakenings
7.8
  • Soundtrack
  • 1990
Mirella Freni and Hermann Prey in The Marriage of Figaro (1976)
The Marriage of Figaro
8.3
  • Susanna
  • 1976

Credits

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Actress

  • Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and Metropolitan Opera Ballet in The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977)
    The Metropolitan Opera Presents
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Elisabeth de Valois
    • Mrs. Ford
    • Fedora Romazov
    • 1986–2023
  • Fedora (1993)
    Fedora
    TV Movie
    • La Principessa Fedora Romanoff
    • 1993
  • José Carreras and Mirella Freni in Fedora (1993)
    Fedora
    TV Movie
    • Fedora
    • 1993
  • Mirella Freni in Adriana Lecouvreur (1989)
    Adriana Lecouvreur
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • Adriana Lecouvreur
    • 1989
  • La Bohème (1988)
    La Bohème
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • Mimì
    • 1988
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Aida
    • 1987
  • Evgeniy Onegin (1985)
    Evgeniy Onegin
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • Tatiana
    • 1985
  • Ernani (1982)
    Ernani
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • Elvira
    • 1982
  • Faust (1980)
    Faust
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Marguerite
    • 1980
  • Das Spiel kann beginnen
    TV Series
    • 1978
  • Simon Boccanegra
    9.0
    TV Movie
    • Maria Grimaldi - Amélia
    • 1978
  • Mirella Freni and Hermann Prey in The Marriage of Figaro (1976)
    The Marriage of Figaro
    8.3
    • Susanna
    • 1976
  • Otello
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • Desdemona
    • 1976
  • Faust (1975)
    Faust
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • Marguerite
    • 1975
  • Mirella Freni in Madama Butterfly (1975)
    Madama Butterfly
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • Cio-Cio-San, known as Butterfly
    • 1975

Soundtrack

  • Reese Witherspoon and Will Ferrell in You're Cordially Invited (2025)
    You're Cordially Invited
    5.5
    • performer: "L'Eliser d'Amore, 'Elixir of Love'. Act II: Quanto Amore!"
    • 2025
  • Al Mukadam and Ashley Bryant in Nightalk (2022)
    Nightalk
    3.8
    • performer: "Madame Butterfly"
    • 2022
  • Vincent Gallo and Alden Ehrenreich in Tetro (2009)
    Tetro
    6.8
    • performer: "Ecco, son giunte al somme del pendio" (uncredited)
    • 2009
  • Autopsy (2008)
    Autopsy
    5.0
    • writer: "La Boheme - Si Mi Chiamano Mimi"
    • 2008
  • Gérard Depardieu, Monica Bellucci, and Bernard Campan in How Much Do You Love Me? (2005)
    How Much Do You Love Me?
    5.6
    • performer: "Madre, Pietosa Vergine", "O Muoio Confessionne Force Du Destin Acte 4", "La Force du Destin
    • 2005
  • Isabelle Huppert and Michel Serrault in The Swindle (1997)
    The Swindle
    6.5
    • performer: "Tosca"
    • 1997
  • Sigourney Weaver, Holly Hunter, and William McNamara in Copycat (1995)
    Copycat
    6.6
    • performer: "Vissi D'Arte"
    • 1995
  • Plácido Domingo, José Carreras, and Luciano Pavarotti in A Christmas Celebration: Send Round the Song (1992)
    A Christmas Celebration: Send Round the Song
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • performer: "Ave Maria"
    • 1992
  • Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and Metropolitan Opera Ballet in The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977)
    The Metropolitan Opera Presents
    8.2
    TV Series
    • performer: "Otello: Act III", "Adriana Lecouvreur: Io son l'umile ancella"
    • 1991
  • Robert De Niro and Robin Williams in Awakenings (1990)
    Awakenings
    7.8
    • performer: "O Soave Fanciulla" from "La Bohème"
    • 1990
  • Opera (1987)
    Opera
    6.9
    • performer: "Un bel dì vedremo"
    • 1987
  • Michael Douglas and Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction (1987)
    Fatal Attraction
    6.9
    • performer: "Selections from Puccini's Madama Butterfly"
    • 1987
  • Sherrill Milnes: An All Star Gala
    TV Special
    • performer: "La Traviata: Pura sicoone un angelo"
    • 1985
  • A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
    A Woman Under the Influence
    8.0
    • performer: "La Boheme: 'Che facevi, che dicevi Act 3"
    • 1974

Personal details

  • Official sites
    • Discogs
    • France's national library catalogue
  • Born
    • February 27, 1935
    • Modena, Italy
  • Died
    • February 9, 2020
    • Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy(stroke)
  • Spouses
      Nicolai Ghiaurov1978 - June 2, 2004 (his death)
  • Children
    • Micaela Magiera
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    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".
  • Quotes
    We singers are like boxers in that we have our own categories. If you go outside those categories you are in trouble. If I am a welterweight fighter, I am satisfied having a long career as a world-champion welterweight. But if I try to move up into the heavyweight category, then for sure I will take a knockout punch. And then it's finito!

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