Mirella Freni - Ottavio Garaventa - Manon - Saint-Sulpice Scene 1962

[profgv2011]

This is fabulous..beautifully sung and well acted.....what amazes me how and why she became so bland, on the stage,  just a few year later.

[90lysander]

This should put to rest any claims about the young Freni not having any stage presence. Here she is, not even 30, and she has the audience eating out of her hands! Awesome.

[opera1dan2]

What a treat - was there ever a more beautiful voice than the young Mirella Freni's?

Thanks again coloraturafan :-)

[johnnybouhaha]

@Coloraturafan Thank you for this rarity! When was this performance taped and at which opera house? Can you tell us?