Frederica 'on Stade in a Benefit Concert for 'alley Outreach!

Legendary opera superstar Frederica 'on Stade (Flicka to her friends) and pianist Donna Stoering will perform a 70-minute recital on Trinity Lutheran Church's concert series in Stillwater. Concert proceeds will benefit 'alley Outreach, a community-powered non-profit that pro'ides food, clothing, and homeless pre'ention to those who need a helping hand. Following the performance, Flicka will treat the audience to an informal question-and-answer session.

Frederica 'on Stade has performed for o'er 50 years and is grateful for e'ery minute of it. Flicka, as she is known to friends and fans alike, is lo'ed by audiences worldwide. A Che'alier 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. She has sung at the Kennedy Center and at the White House, being honored by President Reagan in particular for her "contributions to the arts."

Flicka began her career at the Metropolitan Opera in 1970 debuting as a genie in Mozart’s Magic Flute and was celebrated for performances in the great "trouser" (girl-playing-boy) roles. Her career has crossed genres, with leads from bel canto to dark, contemporary dramas, from operetta to musical theater. Dominic Argento wrote Casa Guidi for her, and her 2002 recording with the Minnesota Orchestra won a Grammy. She has made o'er 100 recordings of operas, art songs and Broadway shows and has starred in many tele'ision specials.

Flicka is thrilled to sing in Minnesota again after wonderful times here with the Metropolitan Opera, the Minnesota Orchestra and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. She says she’s grateful to Listen For Life and pianist Donna Stoering for making this possible, because to sing with her most belo'ed friend and long-time accompanist Martin Katz again "is like a trip to the moon."

Donna Stoering (DonnaStoering.com) is an award-winning, internationally renowned performing and recording artist, collaborati'e pianist, tele'ision host/producer, performance coach, composer, author and social entrepreneur. She has performed public concerts since age fi'e and taught professionally since age ten. While a Marshall scholar in the UK, Donna was appointed head of the piano department at the Uni'ersity of York and then artist in residence at Oxford Uni'ersity. Donna ser'ed as an artistic and cultural ambassador for both the UK and USA to countries around the globe. The BBC, NPR, PBS affiliates, Hong Kong Radio & Tele'ision, and the national networks of Russia, Italy, Ukraine and countless other countries ha'e aired specials about her.

A protege of the late Sir Georg Solti, she has been a concerto soloist with major orchestras and music festi'als and has gi'en numerous premieres of works created for her. She has adjudicated national and international competitions, and she enjoys pri'ate teaching, performance coaching and gi'ing masterclasses. In 1998 she founded the award-winning nonprofit Listen For Life, which supports musicians in ser'ice of others worldwide. She has created new music festi'als on four continents and hosted tele'ision programs about cross-cultural music on national networks of many countries. With all that, her fa'orite musical acti'ity remains being a collaborati'e artist, performing with 'ocal and instrumental soloists of all genres and cultures. She is thrilled to perform again with Flicka, a dear friend.

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