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Mirella Freni

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Vocalist

The Resume

    (February 27, 1935-February 9, 2020)
    Birth name is Mirella Fregni
    Specialized in the operas of Giacomo Puccini
    Sang in 'Madama Butterfly,' 'Carmen,' 'La Boheme,' 'L'Elisir d'Amore,' 'Don Giovanni,' 'Falstaff,' 'Eugene Onegin' and 'Otello'

Why she might be annoying:

    She was a child prodigy.
    Her voice is puny compared to those of some other divas.
    She is a weak actress.
    Her French singing diction is poor.
    At 66, she canceled a concert celebrating her career at the Metropolitan Opera, because somebody referred to it as her 'farewell gala.'

Why she might not be annoying:

    Her voice at its peak was pure and beautiful.
    During her performance in 'Carmen,' the conductor Herbert von Karajan stopped conducting and told the orchestra to follow her interpretation instead.
    Unlike many opera stars of her generation, she was slim and healthy.
    She has a good sense of humor (well, maybe not about the 'farewell gala' thing).
    As a baby, she was breast fed by the same wet nurse as Luciano Pavarotti, and says: 'You can see who got all the milk!'

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 73.33% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 121 Votes: 51.24% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 132 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 50 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 66 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 64.71% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 407 Votes: 42.75% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 116 Votes: 48.28% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 126 Votes: 35.71% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 277 Votes: 44.40% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 630 Votes: 42.54% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 431 Votes: 43.39% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 326 Votes: 41.10% Annoying