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Frederica von Stade
12+ albums
operaClassicalfemale vocalistsoprano20th Century
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Frederica von Stade (June 1, 1945), is an American mezzo-soprano. Born in Somerville, New Jersey, Miss von Stade attended the Mannes College of Music in New York City. She made her debut with the Metropolitan Opera in 1970 and in 1971 appeared as Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro at the Santa Fe Opera. "It was two of the newcomers who left the audience dazzled: Frederica von Stade as Cherubino and Kiri te Kanawa as the Countess. Trained in the bel canto style, von Stade is known for her roles in Gioacchino Rossini's The Barber of Seville and La Cenerentola and Vincenzo Bellini's La Sonnambula. In addition to opera, Miss von Stade has also performed a wide range of music including that from The Sound of Music and Show Boat and has appeared on numerous PBS specials, most notably in 1991's A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert. She is also a respected recital artist ranging from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Joseph Haydn to Broadway. Composers, including Dominick Argento, Jake Heggie and Richard Danielpour, have produced works specifically for von Stade. She originated the role of "Tina" in Dallas Opera's world premiere production of Argento's The Aspern Papers. She has also recorded other works by Argento. Danielpour composed Elegies for orchestra, mezzo-soprano, and baritone in memory of Miss von Stade's father, Charles von Stade, who was killed late in World War II, two months before Miss von Stade's birth. Elegies premiered in January 1998 with the Jacksonville Symphony led b
top songs
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Children's Prayer from Hansel and Gretel (Voice)
6362Pelléas et Mélisande, Act I, Scene One: Je ne pourrai plus sortir de cette forêt (Golaud/Mélisande)
1733Cendrillon: Ah! Que mes soeurs sont heureuses!
1554Pelléas et Mélisande, Act I, Scene One: Qu'est-ce qui brille ainsi, au fond de l'eau? (Golaud/Mélisande)
1295My Favorite Things
1156Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming - Voice
1027Rusalka, Op. 114, B. 203, Act I: Mesícku na nebi hlubokém ("Song to the Moon")
868Pelléas et Mélisande, Act II, Scene Two: Je suis....je suis malade ici (Mélisande/Golaud)
859Pelléas et Mélisande, Act II, Scene Two: Ah! Ah! Tout va bien, cela ne sera rien (Golaud/Mélisande)
8310Pelléas et Mélisande, Act II, Scene Two: Il est vrai que (Golaud/Mélisande)
77albums
Frederica von Stade - The Complete Columbia Recital Albums
Frederica von Stade - Live!
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Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande
Italian Opera Arias
Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro
Frederica von Stade: Faure Melodies
Frederica von Stade Song Recital
Portrait of Frederica Von Stade
Northern Exposure
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Frederica von Stade - Collaborations
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French Opera Arias
A Carnegie Hall Christmas