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Mirella Freni, soprano (1935–2020)

Mirella Freni was born in Modena on 27 February 1935. After a short but significant career as an operatic infant prodigy and five years of hard study under the ...

Giuseppe Graziosi (1879–1942)

A versatile artist who experimented with different techniques, Giuseppe Graziosi (Savignano sul Panaro 1879 – Florence 1942) worked as a sculptor, painter, ...

Mary of Modena, Queen of England (1658-1718)

Maria was born in the Ducal Palace of Modena on 5 October 1658 to Alfonso IV, Duke of Modena, and Laura Martinozzi. She was educated in the Monastery of the ...

Ciro Menotti, Italian patriot (1798-1831)

Menotti joined the "Carboneria" movement in 1817 and even as a young man was inspired by strong democratic and patriotic feelings that encouraged him to reject ...

Guido Mazzoni, sculptor (1450-1518)

Guido Mazzoni, known as Il Paganino or Il Modanino was born in Modena in 1450. The success he achieved is particularly linked to a precise artistic genre that ...

Ludovico Antonio Muratori, historian (1672-1750)

Ludovico Antonio Muratori was born in Vignola on 21 October 1672 to a rural family and demonstrated his thirst for knowledge from an early age. He attended the ...

Luciano Pavarotti, tenor (1935-2007)

One man from Modena who certainly needs no introduction is Luciano Pavarotti. A tenor famous on opera stages throughout the world, Pavarotti has made Modena ...

Alessandro Tassoni, writer (1565-1635)

Alessandro Tassoni was born in Modena in 1565 to a noble family. He studied philosophy, law and rhetoric in Bologna, Pisa and Ferrara.

Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, philosopher and humanist (1463-1494)

This Italian humanist and philosopher is the best-known exponent of the Pico dynasty which ruled Mirandola.

Dorando Pietri, marathoner (1885-1942)

Dorando Pietri was born in Mandrio, near Correggio, on 16 October 1885. On 22 October 1897, his family moved to Carpi where his father opened a greengrocer ...