The magnificent Mirella Freni. NYC and the Metropolitan opera adored her.. She was my favorite soprano. Listen to that ovation. She had an amazing career with a phenomenal voice. RIP my dear Freni.
I’m just now learning of Freni’s passing. Very sad. I’ve spent countless hours over the years basking in the beauty of her voice. I saw her live only once, as Alice Ford in Falstaff at the Met. I believe it was in 2002. She was the oldest in the cast by many years, but she still outsang everyone.
Amazing! What a voice, what a loss. Thank you, TH-cam for preserving this for people who've never seen or heard her, and for those of us who can't get enough.
I didn't realize until I was reading through the comments, she just passed a few days ago, what a tragic loss to the opera world!! RIP dear woman, your voice was so absolutely beautiful!
Because of the wise husbanding of her voice, Mirella Freni managed to have one of the longest careers of any soprano, but more importantly, the quality of the voice became better and better over time and didn't diminish until the very end which came about ten years after this video. The only thing one cannot appreciate from this clip is the bloom of sound as she rose up the scale. You can get the gist of this sound in the last line of the above video...Che al novo di morrà ... on the" di" , listen to how the sound swells and multiply by ten. The note is a G# i think. How wonderful.
Sadly I did not appreciate her earlier work when I first started listening to opera. I preferred big, rich voices. As I got older and she started performing bigger roles, I then began to listen to her earlier works and started to understand the true beauty of her voice. What an amazing artist
I heard her live twice, the first time as Aida and the second as Fedora. Both times I knew there would never be a more beautiful soprano voice than that of Mirella Freni.
Una verdadera soprano su voz se escucha en todo zona del teatro..👏👏 alguien que transmite las emociones propias del aria..las de ahora son un asco..exceptuando algunas como Ángela Gherghiu
Callas was a great artist, and Beverly Sills was a fine singer. But neither one of them had a voice that could come close to matching Mirella Freni's for sheer gorgeous beauty.
Parts of this clip did indeed, at least to me, sound very close to Beverly Sills.. if you listen without watching the video, you'd think at points throughout, it was Ms Sills. @@fourstrings48
I cannot stop weeping.... this is a fifetime live performance... Mirella you'll be a milestone, a benchmark for any opera singer for decades to come!!
Divinità Mirellonar
Freni's voice was enticing bordering in fervor. One of the last great voices of Italy. May she rest in peace.
No tricks, no put-on gestures, just perfect singing.
So sad to hear she’s gone! Beautiful woman with a beautiful voice! Requiescat in pace, Mirella!
The magnificent Mirella Freni. NYC and the Metropolitan opera adored her.. She was my favorite soprano. Listen to that ovation. She had an amazing career with a phenomenal voice. RIP my dear Freni.
The entire operatic world is in mourning today. Fortunately there are some excellent recordings of her magnificent voice. Requiescat in pace, Madama.
Her voice got nice and robust in the upper register...I love that!
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Still today, this performance gives me lovely chills. Absolutely beautiful!
I’m just now learning of Freni’s passing. Very sad. I’ve spent countless hours over the years basking in the beauty of her voice. I saw her live only once, as Alice Ford in Falstaff at the Met. I believe it was in 2002. She was the oldest in the cast by many years, but she still outsang everyone.
That is so cool
She is now singing with the angels, RIP Mirella.
It should be illegal to sing that beautifully! Incredible!
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A lo más profundo del alma. Un milagro.
Così desidero ricordarti, circondanta dall'ammirazione, dall'affetto che la tua splendida arte, generava in tutti noi. Grazie.
She was all perfection. RIP beloved Diva Mirella Freni.
Is it possible to sing this aria better? It's not possible at all! Outstanding performance
My late wife and I were there. Memorable.
Pretty much the definitive interpretation of this aria. So beautiful.
She is unparalleled. An artist like no other!
Amazing! What a voice, what a loss. Thank you, TH-cam for preserving this for people who've never seen or heard her, and for those of us who can't get enough.
Bravíssima, Mirela. A great singer.
I didn't realize until I was reading through the comments, she just passed a few days ago, what a tragic loss to the opera world!! RIP dear woman, your voice was so absolutely beautiful!
I can't believe she's gone! Rest in peace, beautiful soul.
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Just as beautiful as her performance in Milan, 1968!!!!!!
A most beautiful pure voice. And she gave us opera fans a lot of pleasure RIP MsFreni
Because of the wise husbanding of her voice, Mirella Freni managed to have one of the longest careers of any soprano, but more importantly, the quality of the voice became better and better over time and didn't diminish until the very end which came about ten years after this video. The only thing one cannot appreciate from this clip is the bloom of sound as she rose up the scale. You can get the gist of this sound in the last line of the above video...Che al novo di morrà ... on the" di" , listen to how the sound swells and multiply by ten. The note is a G# i think. How wonderful.
grande Freni... mi favorita entre todas sin compararla con nadie ni mejor ni peor, mi favorita. Grazie Mirella per la tua bellissima voce
Freni, Tebaldi and Caballe own this music. Each one is unique in vocal terms. They all 'act' with their voices. La Freni is just superb. Bravissima.
Whenever I listen to Freni I wonder if it is a woman or an angel singing.
Miralla Freni es única, este aria es una joya, es de una perfección y una sensibilidad absolutas....
She's simply amazing.
God bless her soul and that of her family.
Прекрасная вокалиста, настоящая прима !!!
She could sing the dictionary and I would still marvel at this outstanding soprano. Sheer delight to listen to anything she performs.
Loved your comment :D
Thank you for that nice reply!
Brian Allen grazie a dio che sei nata
Cuteo05 ho visto alla scal l'ultima Adriana, signora Freni, signora Cossotto, maestro Gavazzeni. meravigliosa meraviglia
you are so right
A true inspiration!! I love you forever and ever my dear! May you rest in eternal peace 💕💕💕💕
Simply beautiful
Vocal Goddess.
Completely flawless in every way. Brava.
Edit: except the conductor
MAGNIFICAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
UNICA!!!!!!!!!!! CUANTA BELLEZA EN SU VOZ!!!
Sadly I did not appreciate her earlier work when I first started listening to opera. I preferred big, rich voices. As I got older and she started performing bigger roles, I then began to listen to her earlier works and started to understand the true beauty of her voice. What an amazing artist
Maravilhosa!!!!!!!! 😍
Absolutely the best❤
The end of an era. Brava, Freni. La Studpenda!
assolutamente straordinaria la Mirella Freni!
Pure class
sublime ♥
😱😱😱. QUESTA È. ARTE. GRANDISSIMA FRENI. 😱😱😱
Una scuola di canto !! ❤️
Que grandísima soprano! En este repertorio era única.
Ciao Mirella, per sempre in cielo con Luciano, le voci degli angeli
Nadie, absolutamente nadie en ésta aria como la gran Magda Olivero
Mirella Freni had the voice of an angel !!!
R.I.P. Mirella Freni
Brava!!!!!!!!
Requiescat in pace, Mirella.
Favolosa, meravigliosa anche stupenda Mirella bravissima❤
I love her voice here!
I heard her live twice, the first time as Aida and the second as Fedora. Both times I knew there would never be a more beautiful soprano voice than that of Mirella Freni.
Was her voice massive in the house?
@@mugrad25 I wouldn't say massive but she easily filled the house. Sounded just like she does on record.
Sono fiera di essere italiana. Voce sublime.❤
RIP dear lady
Beautiful Brava Mirella
RIP. Grandissima Soprano.
R.I.P 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
RIP Mirella.
Magic
I miss these galas so much!!! Why have they been stopped?
Now when does anyone every applaud before the aria is over these days? Brava Mirella!
After that unbelievable performance, I was just too stunned to even move. Let alone, clap or shout out.
No gimmicks, just perfect, natural singing, and no shaking jaw or waggling tongue on sustained tones.
Meraviglia assolutamente
Optima Forma R.I.P Dear Mirella Freni❤🙏
Perfecta, un milagro.
Изумительно,волшебно,прекрасно!
Adrienne aria, 'I am but a humble servant of the great creator...' ❤🌹
a real princess. rest in peace
Beautiful voíce
감사합니다
Bravissimo 🌹
Le va a quedar pequeño el cielo
😢
Brava.
MARAVILLA PURA
La presentatione della grandissima Sophie von Otter alla Divinità che canta
Wow
Adriana Lecouvreur Romanza Io Son L'umile Ancella act scene Adriana Lecouvreur Opera By Francesco Cilea
Where is it possible to watch all the concert?
This is the party from Fledermaus.
Not at all.
@@ina5587 Orlovsky is announcing her.
The aria is from Adriana Lecouvreur.
@@ina5587 The aria is from Adriana Lecouvreur. The performance is from Die Fledermaus in the party scene. There's always pieces not in the operetta.
Barbara Baker Ok.
RIP
😍😍😍😍😍
VOLCANIC
what's the name of this song?
Io son l'umile ancella de la ópera Adriana Lecouvreur de Francesco Cilea, Is a beauty as Mirella Freni sings, this aria is a jewel
Maestra Freni, esos graves 02:30 no se vieron forzados..👏👏
Born to be Butterfly and Mimi.
Una verdadera soprano su voz se escucha en todo zona del teatro..👏👏 alguien que transmite las emociones propias del aria..las de ahora son un asco..exceptuando algunas como Ángela Gherghiu
선생님 너무 잘 부르셔서 저 지금 오열해요
선생님 절 보고계시다면 정답을 알려줘(세요)
EXQUISITA
Sorry, wrong place! I was still typing when this one started.
Плыву без весел!!!
To several singers behind her . . . that’s what a real diva looks and sounds like. 😘
la sua voce è meravigliosa, ma il suo sarto è da uccidere
ti ha rubato le tende?
Who introduced Freni at the beginning of this clip?
bluechazzan von Otter
Von Otter as prince Orlofsky
A me sembra l'ospite nel "Pipistrello" non mi sembra un "Opera Gala"...
E quella" c" di ancella nella presentazione , Dio bono un pò di pronuncia che da Italiano mi parte l'embolo.
Is she lip-synching to Maria Callas? Or is it to Beverly Sills?
Oh, bless your heart. What you just heard was incomparable.
Callas was a great artist, and Beverly Sills was a fine singer. But neither one of them had a voice that could come close to matching Mirella Freni's for sheer gorgeous beauty.
Strange comment. This is Mirella Freni singing her authentic self!
Parts of this clip did indeed, at least to me, sound very close to Beverly Sills.. if you listen without watching the video, you'd think at points throughout, it was Ms Sills. @@fourstrings48