![]() ![]() In later years, in response to the urgings of her mentor, Herbert von Karajan, and her own desire to enlarge her horizons, she adapted her performing style to encompass more dramatic roles, easily making the kind of transition that has caused other singers' careers to founder. ![]() Her gentle, fresh-sounding voice coupled with a simple and direct performing style made her ideally suited for romantic leads, vaulting her into the top ranks of the opera world in the early 1960s. Mirella Freni is not as instantly recognizable as opera stars Luciano Pavarotti or Maria Callas, but she is among the great sopranos of the twentieth century and holds a special appeal for opera lovers worldwide. Management-Columbia Artists Management, Inc., Wilford Division, 165 West 57th St., New York, NY 10019. ![]() Education: Studied with maestros Ettore Campogalliani and Leone Magiera. Born Mirella Fregni, February 27, 1935, in Modena, Italy professionally known as Mirella Freni (surname pronounced "Fray-nee") daughter of Ennio (a civil servant) and Gianna (a factory worker maiden name, Arcelli) Fregni married Leone Magiera (a choral instructor and conductor), 1955 (divorced 1982) married Nicolai Ghiaurov (an opera singer), 1982 children: (first marriage) Micaela (daughter). ![]()
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