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161:(born 1 June 1945) is a semi-retired American classical singer. Best known for her work in opera, she was also a recitalist and concert artist, and she recorded more than a hundred albums and videos. She is especially associated with operas by Mozart and Rossini, and also with music by French and American composers, most notably
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intending to take a part-time course in sight-reading, but was persuaded to enrol in its undergraduate music programme instead. In the second year of her course, she began studying opera under
Sebastian Engelberg, who remained her teacher and most important mentor until his death in 1979.
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were particularly dear to her—a devoted
Francophile, she became a fluent French speaker while still a teenager and made her home in Paris for several years during her early thirties. The pianist with whom she performed most often was
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from
Glyndebourne in 1973 launched her on a television career that eventually made her a familiar face on screens in America and across the world. The highlights of her performing life included singing in Washington DC for Presidents
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home and elsewhere throughout the following decade and into the 2020s. Her activities in semi-retirement have included taking part in benefit concerts, judging singing competitions and teaching interpretation in master classes.
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in 1973. That was also the year when she first sang in Europe: she was highly acclaimed as
Cherubino—her signature role—in celebrated productions by
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Von Stade's many leisure activities include cooking, gardening, golf, sailing and ministering to a "West
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on 10 January 1970, and went on to play eighteen other apprentice roles as "everybody's page or their maid—I was an operatic domestic".
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resulted in her signing a three-year contract as a comprimario. She made her Met debut as the Third Boy in
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Frederica von Stade—always Flicka (her childhood nickname) to her family, friends and fans—was born in
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in 1973) was the first item in what grew to be a large and eclectic discography, and a telecast of
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Washington DC, where her mother worked as a secretary for the
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Judith Blegen and Frederica von Stade: Songs, Arias and Duets
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on 1 June 1945, the daughter of Sara Clucas von Stade and
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James Levine's 25th Anniversary Metropolitan Opera Gala
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Marilyn Horne and Frederica von Stade: Lieder and Duets
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to mourn those murdered in the terrorist atrocities of
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Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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Von Stade's authorized biography, Richard Parlour's
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Frederica von Stade chante Monteverdi & Cavalli
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1584:McLellan, Joseph: Von Stade's Cinderella story,
406:and participating in a televised concert led by
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1605:Paolucci, Bridget: A time for soul-searching,
1591:Michaelson, Judith: Oh, the life of the diva,
757:"Frederica von Stade in rare audio recordings"
695:manufacturer and banker, shortly afterwards.
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238:. Her introduction to opera came at the
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1261:Frederica von Stade: French Opera Arias
721:(BBC and RM Munich, 1980), produced by
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1556:Jacobson, Robert: Flicka and Richard,
1527:The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala
1466:The Rossini Bicentennial Birthday Gala
210:Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
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527:and the world premieres of operas by
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736:"Frederica von Stade in performance"
1570:Kellow, Brian: Cherubino grows up,
1563:James, Jamie: Frederica the Great,
1372:Voyage Ă Paris: Frederica von Stade
1241:and other works, cond. Craig Jessop
1013:and other songs, cond. Andrew Davis
1682:People from Somerville, New Jersey
1503:, Salt Lake City Conference Center
1188:and other songs, cond. Seiji Ozawa
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1484:A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert
973:Passing By - Songs by Jake Heggie
507:, the Met's first performance of
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275:and singing in nightclubs and in
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1536:The Metropolitan Opera Gala 1991
1278:Frederica von Stade: Liederabend
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1397:Dvořák in Prague: A Celebration
1033:Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
1007:Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
220:. When her mother relocated to
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1677:Mannes School of Music alumni
1087:Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
951:(2011), cond. Patrick Summers
944:(2000), cond. Patrick Summers
815:, cond. Michael Tilson Thomas
806:, cond. Michael Tilson Thomas
504:Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
167:Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
1304:Marilyn Horne: Divas in Song
895:, acc. Jean-Philippe Collard
877:, cond. Herbert von Karajann
750:"Frederica von Stade albums"
361:in 1976 and as Cherubino in
226:Far Hills Country Day School
1577:Lessard, Suzannah: Flicka,
1328:Pauline Viardot and Friends
1125:, cond. Herbert von Karajan
208:She began her education at
199:Somerset County, New Jersey
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1357:, cond. Joseph Silverstein
1343:A Salute to American Music
1233:, cond. Antonio de Almeida
1161:, cond. Antonio de Almeida
852:, cond. Antonio de Almeida
839:, cond. Antonio de Almeida
698:Von Stade is a practising
365:in 1977. Her recording of
165:. A Chevalier of France's
1286:Frederica von Stade Live!
1215:, cond. JesĂşs LĂłpez-Cobos
1193:Rodgers and Hammerstein:
1078:A Midsummer Night's Dream
1069:A Midsummer Night's Dream
1053:, cond. Pinchas Steinberg
927:, cond. Leonard Bernstein
517:, the first recording of
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1150:Mozart and Rossini Arias
1094:Monteverdi and Cavalli:
860:, cond. Roger Nierenberg
846:Chants d'Auvergne Vol. 2
837:Chants d'Auvergne Vol. 1
479:the Marquise de Merteuil
195:Charles Steele von Stade
169:, twice the winner of a
1477:, Berliner Philharmonie
1179:, cond. Raymond Leppard
1098:, cond. Raymond Leppard
1089:, cond. Raymond Leppard
983:, cond. Patrick Summers
1652:American opera singers
1551:San Francisco Examiner
1355:A Song of Thanksgiving
1323:, cond. Anton Guadagno
1321:Opera Stars in Concert
1272:, cond. Mario Bernardi
1263:, cond. John Pritchard
1255:, cond. Jeremy Lubbock
1248:, cond. Michael Morgan
1143:, cond. Claudio Abbado
1071:, cond. Eugene Ormandy
1022:, cond. Claudio Abbado
991:, cond. John Pritchard
903:, cond. Michel Plasson
884:The Three-Cornered Hat
357:in 1975, as Rosina at
281:Mannes School of Music
191:Somerville, New Jersey
72:Mannes School of Music
60:Somerville, New Jersey
16:American mezzo-soprano
1493:Christmas with Flicka
1420:Great Mass in C Minor
1116:, cond. Alain Lombard
910:, cond. Timothy Myers
868:, acc. Dalton Baldwin
804:Arias and Barcarolles
789:Berlioz and Debussy:
782:La damnation de Faust
727:Flicka: A Love Letter
645:Michael Tilson Thomas
244:Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
224:, she transferred to
1667:Grammy Award winners
1538:, Metropolitan Opera
1529:, Metropolitan Opera
1520:, Metropolitan Opera
1475:Richard Strauss Gala
1446:, Metropolitan Opera
1431:, Metropolitan Opera
1414:, Metropolitan Opera
1345:, cond. James Conlon
1337:, cond. Erich Kunzel
1224:, cond. Edo de Waart
1206:, cond. John McGlinn
1197:, cond. Erich Kunzel
1170:, cond. John McGlinn
1152:, cond. Edo de Waart
1148:Mozart and Rossini:
1044:, cond. Julius Rudel
1000:, cond. John McGlinn
936:, cond. Antal Doráti
918:, cond. Antal Doráti
886:, cond. André Previn
875:Pelléas et Mélisande
404:1992 Winter Olympics
236:Noroton, Connecticut
171:Grand Prix du Disque
116: 1973;
1586:The Washington Post
1468:, David Geffen Hall
1335:Puttin' on the Ritz
1330:, acc. David Harper
1159:Arias and Overtures
1134:, cond. Georg Solti
1107:, cond. Colin Davis
1105:La clemenza di Tito
1080:, cond. Seiji Ozawa
1062:, cond. Colin Davis
934:Il mondo della luna
916:La fedeltĂ premiata
901:L'Ĺ“uvre d'orchestre
797:, cond. Seiji Ozawa
784:, cond. Georg Solti
277:industrial musicals
222:Oldwick, New Jersey
214:Holy Trinity School
181:of her generation.
159:Frederica von Stade
25:Frederica von Stade
1451:Le nozze di Figaro
1444:Le nozze di Figaro
1437:Le nozze di Figaro
1380:Select videography
1374:, acc. Martin Katz
1365:, acc. Martin Katz
1315:, acc. Martin Katz
1288:, acc. Martin Katz
1280:, acc. Martin Katz
1204:My Funny Valentine
1202:Rodgers and Hart:
1195:The Sound of Music
1132:Le nozze di Figaro
1123:Le nozze di Figaro
975:, acc. Jake Heggie
967:, acc. Jake Heggie
959:, acc. Jake Heggie
829:Across Your Dreams
823:, cond. Sara Jobin
795:La damoiselle Ă©lue
765:Select discography
687:Von Stade married
545:Heitor Villa-Lobos
531:, Lembit Beecher,
382:Le nozze di Figaro
294:Metropolitan Opera
273:Long Wharf Theater
1593:Los Angeles Times
1560:, 24 January 1976
1473:Richard Strauss:
1412:Hänsel und Gretel
1390:, Barbican Centre
1222:Der Rosenkavalier
1220:Richard Strauss:
1035:, cond. Yoel Levi
989:Hänsel und Gretel
965:Flesh & Stone
908:A Coffin in Egypt
487:Madeline Mitchell
400:George H. W. Bush
377:Leonard Bernstein
253:Der Rosenkavalier
240:Salzburg Festival
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130:Michael G. Gorman
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949:Dead Man Walking
942:Dead Man Walking
775:, cond. Eiji Oue
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723:Herbert Chappell
665:Richard Stilwell
647:and the singers
549:Stephen Sondheim
537:Thomas Pasatieri
533:Ricky Ian Gordon
529:Dominick Argento
339:Giorgio Strehler
203:State Department
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791:Les nuits d'été
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