Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel

Keegan MorrisDecember 28, 2024

In this performance from Christmas Day, 1982, Thomas Fulton conducts Frederica von Stade (Hansel) and Judith Blegen (Gretel) plus Rosalind Elias (Witch), Jean Kraft (Gertrud), Michael Devlin (Peter), Betsy Norden (Dew Fairy), and Diane Kesling (Sandman).

Soft focus portrait of Frederica von Stade looking over her right shoulder, chin-length hair, bronze earring in the shape of the sun.

An Interview with Frederica von Stade

Oliver CamachoNovember 23, 2024

The legendary mezzo-soprano shares her love for Mozart, French mélodie, and American art song.