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- Birth nameMirella Fregni
- Mirella Freni was born on February 27, 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 February 9, 2020 in Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
- SpousesNicolai Ghiaurov(1978 - June 2, 2004) (his death)Leone Magiera(1955 - 1978) (divorced, 1 child)
- ChildrenMicaela Magiera
- 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".
- After making her debut in Modena as Micaela in "Carmen", she gained international fame when she first appeared at Milan's La Scala in "La Boheme." She reprised the role for her debut at New York's Metropolitan Opera.
- Her father was a barber and civil servant; her mother worked with Luciano Pavarotti's mother at a tobacco factory.
- Opera singer (soprano).
- She studied voice first with her uncle, Dante Arcelli, then with Luigi Bertazzoni and Ettore Campogalliani.
- 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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