Part II - Your Favorites: FREDERICA VON STADE

[mizofan]

Who could not like Flicka? Adorable Voi che sapete with Cotrubas and Kiri te Kanawa on youtube. Yes, she and Jurinac both superb

[dangmills]

There aren't enough opera recordings of her POO I love her warm tone and sweetness on stage

[Agnetich]

Flicka is impeccable.

[soulten46]

I heard her live in 2008 over the summer (amazing)! I will hear her again at Brevard in Asheville,NC. I am really excited to hear her again!

[raigekimaru]

I don't mean this as an insult, but she sounds like a soprano to me

[courthousedoc]

I have always loved Flicka. Gracious, intelligent, and a fabulous artist. She is a complete artist. I have never heard anyone say anything but great things about her, the artist and the person. In the backstabbing world of opera, it's almost unheard of. I would certainly have put her in your fist list instead of Bartoli.

I hadn't heard this recording. Is that a high D??? WOW!! Go Flicka!!!

[linnyloo2]

Words are so inadequate. Flicka is magical -- a brilliant actress with an exquisite voice. She has a way of connecting, with the material and with her audience, like no one else. Watching her in recital, you feel like she's an old friend, singing just for you. The fact that she is a kind, caring human being who makes the world a better place adds to her great appeal.

[steakopera]

I saw her at Brevard music festival in North Carolina, 1996. Just charming and dazzlingly gracious, like you'd mentioned. Photogenic as well. She gets all the attentions even when she plays supportive role.

[samat1961]

Von Stade would always be in my 'top 100', if not my top ten, because while other mezzos have greater richness of tone and variety of colour perhaps, she has the much rarer gift of being affecting in whatever she does.

[tenorvoicefan]

Es gibt zu Miss von Stade nicht viel zu sagen. Eine solche Stimme und vor allem, eine solche Persönlichkeit spricht für sich selber.

Soviel Charme und Esprit, das muss man suchen! Leider sucht man heute wohl (Ausnahmen bestätigen die Regel) vergebens. Eine der wenigen Bel Canto Sängerinnen unserer Zeit. Interessant in dem Zusammenhang ist, auch La Bartoli ist ein Mezzo!

[racheleleeba]

Agree wholeheartedly. Adorable voice and personality. My favorite Cherubino and Cenerentola.

[ShawDAMAN]

Maybe it's artistically wrong but I rather like men to play male characters whenever possible. :P

Gedda may have been past his prime, but I'd take past-prime Gedda over a lot of current tenors. He always sang tastefully; I wouldn't say he "mars" the set personally but to each his own. =)

[ShawDAMAN]

Ha! I was just listening to this recording yesterday, it is a very good one, with Gedda.

I like her.

[LordMgls]

I've learnt a lot with this project. Beautiful voice.

[ShawDAMAN]

Me too. :-)