In this Friday, March 16, 2018 photo provided by Opera Philadelphia, Marietta Simpson and Frederica von Stade pose at Opera Philadelphia in Philadelphia. Mezzo-soprano von Stade, who turns 73 this ...

You don't amass a 40-year operatic career as varied and triumphant as Frederica von Stade's without creating a wealth of close relationships. And you don't go through life with the extravagantly ...

Frederica von Stade has not appeared on Broadway. How many West End shows has Frederica von Stade been in? Frederica von Stade has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows. What was Frederica von ...

The Opera Hall of Fame honored seven new members this week. I think even the producers and composer included would agree that the marquee name of their class of inductees was this mezzo-soprano.

Described by the New York Times as "one of America's finest artists and singers," Frederica von Stade continues to be extolled as one of the music world's most beloved figures. Known to family, ...

Things happened fast for Pauline Viardot, the 19th century French musical marvel who's enjoying a comeback almost a century after her death in 1910. At age 4 she spoke multiple languages. At 10 she ...

ALAMEDA — Opera star Frederica von Stade will perform at Saint Mary’s College Chapel on Friday to raise funds for St. Martin de Porres Elementary School in West and North Oakland. Other performers ...

Early last week, the mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade was in a Midwestern airport on her way to a recital in Oklahoma when she found out that her late-night flight had been abruptly canceled, ...

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As an art form with a specialty in portraying madness from the inside, opera can provide vivid evidence of what it is like to lose one’s mind. But Ricky Ian Gordon’s new opera, “A Coffin in Egypt,” ...

She has portrayed adolescent boys, desperate wives and everything from Cinderella to Hansel. She has made more than 70 recordings, and has serenaded Presidents Reagan and G.H.W. Bush. But after ...

Cherubino in “The Marriage of Figaro.” Mrs. De Rocher in “Dead Man Walking.” The title role in “La Cenerentola.” Frederica von Stade has played virtually all the great parts in her four decades as a ...