Opera diva Frederica Von Stade on InnerVIEWS with Ernie Manouse

World-famous mezzo-soprano Frederica Von Stade sits down with Emmy-winning interviewer Ernie Manouse for a very candid conversation about her body of work and the challenge of continuing to perform at an elite level after more than three decades on the stage. Episodes of InnerVIEWS with Ernie Manouse are available on DVD at houstonpbs.org.

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[HoustonPBS]

Indeed it was a pleasure to have her on the show... She is definitely one of the friendliest guests we've ever had on the show. She even baked cookies for the crew!!

Thanks for watching!

[jetaimearln]

She's adorable! A very great lady!

[jetaimearln]

She's adorable! A very great lady!

[lakritzeslena]

what she said of the relationship of singer and voice- as of mother and child, is something that i will keep in my mind.

[suzanneetmoi]

@TomKaren1994 -about the process today vs 40+years ago? Yes, I do, because I'm involved with it. Even Flicks will tell you that she'd never be admitted to Mannes now with the preparation she had then! She couldn't even read music, which why she wanted to take classes to begin with. Flicka now gives master classes and talks about the differences then and now...

[TomKaren1994]

@suzanneetmoi Well, certainly, you would know more than she about the subject.

[suzanneetmoi]

Always such a delight, and I've seen her perform many time, from her 1st time on the Met stage to last year,but I have to take exception to her comments regarding young singers- muscle memory is all important for them also,&today, it's simply not possible to "learn an aria"& get into a top conservatory much less win the Met Council Auditions. The first takes several years of preparation now& the latter requires years more of training and then moving through the levels of the audition process.

[suzanneetmoi]

Always one of my very favorite singers and she is as sweet in person as she is here! I've never heard anyone say a bad word about her, and isn't that refreshing?!

[andyrawn]

BRAVA, BRAVO ~ BRAVI !!~!

[baritonebynight]

@HoustonPBS sounds like Flicka! She's never met a stranger. So humble, so kind. She once told me "oh join the club!" when I (a nobody singer) said I was having some technical problems with the voice.