The renowned mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade, who is currently living in the San Francisco area, reflected on a stellar career and her legacy to classical music in an interview on EpochTV’s “Bay Area Innovators” program.
“Music has been the greatest gift of my life—it’s given me a language to express what words cannot,” said von Stade, who is called Flicka by family and friends.
Born in New Jersey, von Stade grew up in Washington and New York, and although she did not come from a family of musicians, she loved to sing from a young age. While a teenager in Catholic school, she received formal training and has been singing ever since….