Mirella Freni (Modena 1935) Brakes, the eldest daughter of Ennio, a civil servant, and Gianna Fregni, was born February 27, 1935 in Modena, industrial cities of northern Italy. He began his artistic development as a child, telling her mother at the age of two years who wanted to become an opera singer. His grandmother, Valentina Bartolomasi, was a famous soprano Mirella and '20s, grew up in a musical family, displayed a natural ability to sing. In fact, it was one of his uncles who first recognized his talent when he heard her sing with a recording of the nineteenth century Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti 's Lucia di Lammermoor. When he was ten, Freni made her first public appearance in a music students' concert, singing 'Semper libera,' looked difficult, from the first act of Verdi's La Traviata. At age 12, he won an international competition for young singers with air "One fine day" by Giacomo Puccini. On January 3, 1955, Freni made her stage debut of the Municipal Theater in the role of Micaela in the French composer Georges Bizet 's Carmen. Although it was an immediate success and has attracted the attention of the scouts for major companies. opera, he chose to terminate his career after marrying Leone Magiera, an instructor of the Bologna Conservatory. Portrait of the artist in the scene clothes autographed dated 1994. Photography; 13x18 cm Excellent condition