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Frederica von Stade

1945 - Today

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Frederica von Stade (born 1 June 1945) is a former American classical singer. Best known for her work in opera, she was also a recitalist and concert artist, and she recorded more than a hundred albums and videos. She is especially associated with operas by Mozart and Rossini, and also with music by French and American composers, most notably Jake Heggie. A Chevalier of France's Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, twice the winner of a Grand Prix du Disque and nominated nine times for a Grammy award, she is widely regarded as the pre-eminent lyric mezzo-soprano of her generation. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Frederica von Stade is the 1,524th most popular singer (up from 1,569th in 2024), the 8,304th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,171st in 2019) and the 411th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Frederica von Stade ranks 1,524 out of 4,381. Before her are Márta Sebestyén, Kirka, Eva Sršen, RedOne, Jason Kouchak, and Kayahan. After her are Andreas Scholl, Steve Lawrence, Goran Karan, Sergei Lemeshev, Tones and I, and Yevgeny Nesterenko.

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Among people born in 1945, Frederica von Stade ranks 487. Before her are Zoran Živković, Mladen Ramljak, Hirofumi Nakasone, Tony Duvert, Alejo Vidal-Quadras Roca, and Carl Anderson. After her are Gamal El-Ghitani, Luciano Castellini, Marjorie Noël, Caroline Cellier, Zlatko Tomčić, and Bill Paterson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Frederica von Stade ranks 8,306 out of 20,380. Before her are Susan Cabot (1927), Mary Katharine Brandegee (1844), Barbara Boxer (1940), Diana Barrymore (1921), Chad Everett (1937), and Grove Karl Gilbert (1843). After her are Clarence Darrow (1857), Pat O'Brien (1899), William Schuman (1910), Dylan O'Brien (1991), Natalie Talmadge (1896), and Richard Riehle (1948).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Frederica von Stade ranks 411. Before her are Amerie (1980), Little Eva (1943), Dennis Frederiksen (1951), Darlene Love (1941), Vic Damone (1928), and Andra Day (1984). After her are Steve Lawrence (1935), Candice Night (1971), Toni Basil (1943), TobyMac (1964), Mandy Moore (1984), and Tom Lehrer (1928).

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